2002 ford escort zx2, does not turn over. Battery checks at 12.4v. Battery positive post to engine ground =12.4v. Electric window goes down slow but will not go up. No click when ignition is turned. Electric locks work. Headlights will not turn on. Newer starter.
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Check the radio fuse in the fuse box. Maybe its blown, otherwise it may be a failure of wiring or the radio itself. Check the wiring before removing the radio to check the back of it. Check the wiring in the attached link:
Under the hood is a fuse panel. On the left side of the panel there is a door that lifts up. Under that is a 175 amp fuse. You can check it with an ohm meter or just replace it.
The battery has a positive (+) post and a negative (-) post. The negative post would have a cable, usually black, going to a ground, either on the engine or bolted to the frame near the battery. The positive post will have a usually red cable, and the cable will run from the positive post to the starter on the engine. If the wires, or cables, are wrong, it can be big trouble-fuses can blow, fusible links can melt, electronic components can be damaged, alternators can be snuffed out, ...big trouble!
You might have a broken, or about to break, motor mount. Most cars, vans, trucks, semi's, have a ground strap. That strap, goes from the lower back of the motor to the furewall, transferring the engine ground to the body. Does your Escort have "original" battery clamps, or replacements??? I hjave seen cables, that when they corrode just a feww inches from the terminal, LOOSE continuity (strenth/power) of the wire. Use a "jumper cable" from the battery to where the ground attaches: AFTYER connecting the positive & LEAVE the negative off. Makes the "jumper" the wire, THEN, see if you have head lights, or power. If so replace the cable, test the positive cable the same way, USING MUCH MORE CAUTION
I am about to have the same problem with my 2002 ZX2. My shop called the Ford dealer and they can replace it for $450.00...
seems like an awful lot for a battery cable.
JS
Yes, All the years of the ZX2 utilize the same engine. 1998-2003 are all the same except for ECU programing and the MAF wiring. You should not have a problem.
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