our new car has a lil problem...
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our new car has a lil problem...
okay, my mom just bought a used 2003 ford escape, we noticed its giving us a flashing airbag light, she's gonna call the dealership Monday (She picked it up today) and were hoping they will fix it since we bought if from the dealer, but I was wandering if it will be under a warranty b/c it has 71,000 miles...
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can anyone get me a guide to decipher the sequence of flashes??? I've heard by counting the times it flashes you can locate the problem...
I did some research online and found the 2 sensors under the seats, I'm gonna disconnect them and reconnect, maybe this can fix the problem...
Here's the Escape, this is the best one I've seen by far... even has these jeep like tow hooks on the rear bumper...
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can anyone get me a guide to decipher the sequence of flashes??? I've heard by counting the times it flashes you can locate the problem...
I did some research online and found the 2 sensors under the seats, I'm gonna disconnect them and reconnect, maybe this can fix the problem...
Here's the Escape, this is the best one I've seen by far... even has these jeep like tow hooks on the rear bumper...
Last edited by GrafixGuy; 05-18-2008 at 10:42 AM.
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Raise hell with them.. they should fix it for free, if you just got it...
My dodge ram... first week i had it, the tranny messed up(imagine that) i took it back, and said heres the keys.. fix it... they had it a couple days, i complained until they gave me a rental for 2 days...
Fixed my truck for free, gave it back to me
theres suppose to be a 30 day warrante through the used car place...
My dodge ram... first week i had it, the tranny messed up(imagine that) i took it back, and said heres the keys.. fix it... they had it a couple days, i complained until they gave me a rental for 2 days...
Fixed my truck for free, gave it back to me
theres suppose to be a 30 day warrante through the used car place...
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Take it back there and tell them to fix it. If it was doing it when you bought it they should fix it. Not to mention if you look in the paperwork most dealers have at least a 30 day warranty. Dont mess with the battery untill you get it resolved through the dealer. If push comes to shove and they dont want to work with you. Bring up the BBB and or a lawyer.
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after you start it it should start blinking, it'll blink at a steady pace, then take a 2-3 second pause, then blink steady again. the blinks b/w the pauses is the airbag code number. if you can get that i can look it up for you. and disconnecting the battery will do nothing. airbag codes do not clear till the problem is fixed.
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after you start it it should start blinking, it'll blink at a steady pace, then take a 2-3 second pause, then blink steady again. the blinks b/w the pauses is the airbag code number. if you can get that i can look it up for you. and disconnecting the battery will do nothing. airbag codes do not clear till the problem is fixed.
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Well... its so bad that we gotta go back tomorrow to get an extensive scan, and the best part, looks like the dealer where we got it doesn't wanna pay for the effin airbag service, so we paid $85 bucks to get a special key since when we bought it it only had one key... can anyone at a ford place see if the previous owner reported an airbag light or anything? I guess the old owner saw that got it checked out found that it was gonna be expensive and sold it...
VIN is 1FMCU03193KD74858 PM me if you find anything, I'm gonna go buy the carfax sheet on it...
VIN is 1FMCU03193KD74858 PM me if you find anything, I'm gonna go buy the carfax sheet on it...
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this is the other issue, my dad pointed it out the night we got it home, to me sounds like a supercharger, so I'm thinking its one of the pulleys going bad...
I did get a hold of a carfax and it has stayed in Alabama since 2003, it has 2 previous owners, the second being the one who drove it till the warranty went out and I assume didn't wanna fix anything... and now were the owners, unfortunately...at least they put brand new tires on it and a new battery before trading it in...
I did get a hold of a carfax and it has stayed in Alabama since 2003, it has 2 previous owners, the second being the one who drove it till the warranty went out and I assume didn't wanna fix anything... and now were the owners, unfortunately...at least they put brand new tires on it and a new battery before trading it in...
Last edited by GrafixGuy; 05-19-2008 at 05:09 PM.
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Well as of today and the escape being at the dealership all day, it appears the dumbf***s at the dealership couldn't fix it, took them all day too... so mom called up our salesman and we are getting our old car back along with our money... that thing was a Lemon if I've ever seen one... so she's gonna try for a new car... but not from any of these local dealerships...
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