Need some help with the wife's car

[Forever_frost]

Pcm?

That is usually my first thought when multiple unrelated systems are doing strange things.

The google check for the problem number tells me it's the PCM but I have no idea if that is a big issue or not. I hate the anti-theft system

[LANTIRN]

You guys are slacking. Not one of you asked for pics of the wife first.

[NoClassic]

Was the transmission acting normal?

[svauto-erotic855]

Check voltage at the battery with the car off and then when running. Also make sure the battery is tied down correctly.

[Forever_frost]

Transmission was acting fine. Runs like a top and shifts smoothly. I ran it all day to the VA and back at 70 or so, cruise on and it acted fine except for the AC stopping on the way up there. I had zero problem outside of that until I went to crank the car to move it this afternoon when I got home.

[Forever_frost]

Check voltage at the battery with the car off and then when running. Also make sure the battery is tied down correctly.

Would love to. Car won't crank. Battery is secured with the factory hold downs, the terminals are tight and clean. The anti- theft is flashing like mad and then pops out a 1-6 code

[mstng86]

You might just have a dead battery

[Forever_frost]

Battery is hot. Everything is lit up like a Christmas tree, the car isn't clicking, the lights aren't dimming, it's like when I hit the key absolutely nothing happens. Nothing dims, the anti-theft light keeps going nuts and even switching keys didn't work.

[Forever_frost]

Denny, if I hit it, it'll be with a rifle with that sucker loaded with Tannerite. I've already promised it that if it costs more to repair than I owe on it, it's going into orbit.

[71chevellejohn]

Check voltage at the battery with the car off and then when running. Also make sure the battery is tied down correctly.

Dont need kno grammer, dont need kno reedin eether

[4king]

There is a problem with the Fiesta that involves the engine wire harness connection at the ecu being too short and causing the ecu to lose its connection.

Our 2013 Fiesta has had the check engine light on and off for this issue.

Have it towed to ford

[soap]

My 03GT would do the same shit randomly. I would just disconnect the battery cables wait five minutes reconnect. And that usually work, It just didn't recognize my key at times. After buying a new key and key fob I never had an issue again.

[91CoupeMike]

+1 for dead battery.

[svauto-erotic855]

Battery is hot. Everything is lit up like a Christmas tree, the car isn't clicking, the lights aren't dimming, it's like when I hit the key absolutely nothing happens. Nothing dims, the anti-theft light keeps going nuts and even switching keys didn't work.

Put a volt meter on the battery. What you are describing sounds like the alternator died and you were running total loss until the battery voltage dropped below about 10 volts. Make sure you still have a belt turning things under the hood.

[LS1Goat]

It's a PATS failure. It's either the key(s), transceiver, or the bus link to the ECM. I bet if you plugged in a OBDII scan tool, you would get a P1260 trouble code. It won't trigger the check engine light. I had the same thing happen on both of my Fox4 Mustangs. I had Andy Moye disable PATS in my tune files as a work around. This may not be an option for you. To fix the actual problem is rather expensive.