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I have a 2004 V-6 Ford Escape. Replaced the battery 2 months ago. It's dying on me now. Jumped it this morning...drove to work...OK. Car sat for about 4 hours, started fine to go to the gas station. Left the car running, went to back out of the parking space & battery died, shutting off the car. Jumped again...drove OK. Car sat for another 3 hours...started just fine. Drove home, car sat for about an hour...started just fine again. Took to Auto Parts store where I bought the battery...they tested & battery was just about fully charged. Car started up just fine. Drove home, parked car in driveway...sat for about 1 1/2 hours. Dead again.
you may need to check and make sure yor terminals are not dirty or loose. If it was the alternator making your battery go bad I think it would die before a month . But who knows vehicles seem to have a mind of their own. I had a honda that did that to me and it was a bad connection.you may need to check and make sure yor terminals are not dirty or loose. If it was the alternator making your battery go bad I think it would die before a month . But who knows vehicles seem to have a mind of their own. I had a honda that did that to me and it was a bad connection.
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you can drive even if your alternator is not charging but your problem is you have a posetive wire touching the body sumwhere trace your wires properly n u will find the problem
Too early I think to have the automatic collision shutdown system. These can be troublesome Had a car that wouldn't start after the lady slammed the boot shut.
Are you using the original ignition key supplied by Ford and not a cut copy ?
Sounds to me that your battery has shorted out and will not take a charge.Disconnect the battery and try to charge it, then check to see if it has taken power with a volt meter. A shorted battery will take all the power from the alternator and run it to ground leaving no power to run the car. Also check the alternator output with a volt meter after you have checked the battery as a shorted battery can burn out the alternator.
Most vehicles if you get the car running and unhook the positive battery cable it will stay running that is because it is running off the alternator. if it dies like your talking about I would most definitely say your alternator needs to be replaced. Most likely when you jumped your father in laws pick up there was a bad ground somewhere and your alternator got a surge of electricity and it fried it. Hope this helps.
This is a problem with the alternator. Diode rectifiers and voltage regulator replacement will give this baby a 14.2 voltage output. In this 3L V6 SUV removal of the alternator requires removing the right tire, the right axis and undercovering to reach the 6G alternator. It is a 133mm rectifier with a motorcraft, The serpentine belt is better removed from the bottom. Also keep a bucket on hand to recover the oil from the transmission.
I have the same problem with my 2007 Escape Hybrid... First experienced it about 1 year ago. The vehicle produces periodic sounds like an electric motor running for several seconds. I believe this is from the motor driven safety relay that disconnects and reconnects the high voltage hybrid battery when the vehicle is not in use. I also can hear a high frequency scream that sounds like a switching inverter power supply. If the vehicle is unused for a day or two the 12V battery is discharged and a jump is needed to start the engine. Ford service could not diagnose the problem. The +12V battery tested OK, but since it was almost 3 years old it was replaced anyway. This helped for a while, but the problem returned after I recently left the vehicle unused for several days. I know the battery is good, it tests OK and is less than one year old! Somewhat reluctant to go back to the same Ford service agency because of their previous failure to fix it. Please advise if you have found a solution or have additional information. This is the only problem I have ever had with the hybrid Escape, but it is very annoying. I am forced to carry a jumper battery to make sure I don't get stranded.
you may need to check and make sure yor terminals are not dirty or loose. If it was the alternator making your battery go bad I think it would die before a month . But who knows vehicles seem to have a mind of their own. I had a honda that did that to me and it was a bad connection.
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