Focus lights flickering problem, please help
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Focus lights flickering problem, please help
Hi all,
Got a weird and annoying problem with my 2000 focus zetec.
Basically all the lights flicker on it, headlights, rear lights, dash lights every light seems to flicker at exactly the same time, which makes driving at night
quite dangerous.
Also after it's been doing this for a minute or 2 all the warning
lights come on the dash, speedo needle shoots round to 140mph, and odometer reads just lines.
Has anyone had this problem on there focus or know what's wrong, as it's a little worrying when my missus and our little one are in the car.
Any help is much appreciated as always
Cheers
Baz
Got a weird and annoying problem with my 2000 focus zetec.
Basically all the lights flicker on it, headlights, rear lights, dash lights every light seems to flicker at exactly the same time, which makes driving at night
quite dangerous.
Also after it's been doing this for a minute or 2 all the warning
lights come on the dash, speedo needle shoots round to 140mph, and odometer reads just lines.
Has anyone had this problem on there focus or know what's wrong, as it's a little worrying when my missus and our little one are in the car.
Any help is much appreciated as always
Cheers
Baz
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if everything is doing it, then i'd make a guess at an earth problem,
and as it is all doing it at the same time, possibly the negative battery terminal, loose/ dirty/poor connection??
seems an odd problem for sure!
and as it is all doing it at the same time, possibly the negative battery terminal, loose/ dirty/poor connection??
seems an odd problem for sure!
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not that odd the original earths from batt to body and engine to body and engine to batt are rubish new conecting wires are needed like an earthing kit
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ok i had a mechanic check battery, terminals, altenator, all fine by him, so we're now stumped by the problem,
has anyone had this on there car and can tell me how to fix it, or whats wrong,
many thanks
baz
has anyone had this on there car and can tell me how to fix it, or whats wrong,
many thanks
baz
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But the OP seems to be having more serious flickering so it must be something else!
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Cheers rich mate you seem to be very knowledgeable with these cars.
Just bought mine from the inlaws and trying to iron out a few small stupid issues.
Just bought mine from the inlaws and trying to iron out a few small stupid issues.
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the early focus's had bad earth issues with the lights,
theres an earth connection behind a headlight(n/s i think)
the wires look intact but corrode in the terminal, cut the terminal off
and fit new 1, this usualy solves the earth prob,
tbh i dont remember it causing flickering but if its got a dodgy connection it could so worth a try anyhow
theres an earth connection behind a headlight(n/s i think)
the wires look intact but corrode in the terminal, cut the terminal off
and fit new 1, this usualy solves the earth prob,
tbh i dont remember it causing flickering but if its got a dodgy connection it could so worth a try anyhow
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