Car won't start.
Asked by Morgan Dec 29, 2018 at 05:02 PM about the 2003 Ford Escort ZX2
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have an 03 ford escort that won't start. I have
spark and fuel. I have replaced battery, fuel
injectors, crank and camshaft position sensor, coil
pack, spark plugs and wires, engine coolant
temperature sensor. No other ideas as to what it
could be.
6 Answers
Timing belt is good, Timing marks are lined up, have power to the fuel rail, and coil.
Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago
Scan for codes and go from there. You have definitely covered all the basics. You might try starter fluid as a "diagnostic indicator".....if it starts on starter fluid, your problem is in the fuel system somewhere.
Tried for codes. Got p1116 and p1000
Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago
Neither one of those codes indicate a problem that would keep your car from running. Code P1116 means the coolant temperature sensor is not sending an acceptable signal. And P1000 means scan is incomplete because battery was recently disconnected and some of the codes may have been lost. Wish I could give you something to work with. Maybe check all your fuses and relays one at a time. One fuse block is under the hood, the other is under the dash.
I have gone and checked all fuses with a test light. All are good. So what happened was I was driving the car home and it just died in the middle of the road. Replaced alternator and car would not start.
I was driving home and my car died on me i have had in 2 diffent repair shops the first one no go the second fix some wires under the battery got in to come home first crank no good second crank good 40 miles home did good next day got in car wouldn't crank Need help please