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2001 Ford Escape disconnected the negative battery cable reconnected and vehicle starts and runs fine however when vehicle is turned off interior lights radio etc don't work?
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∙ 11y ago
Usually the interior items don't work with the key in the OFF position. You normally have to turn it one notch back to the accessories position for the radio, etc to work.
If that's not the issue;
Start with the basics and check your fuses. It may have surged or popped a fuse when the cable was reconnected. This is especially true if something was left on when the cable was disconnected.
To go further I would need to know why the negative cable was removed to start with. Was an electrical item repaired or replaced? Was the wiring harness disconnected anywhere else? Was it modified with aftermarket equipment? (stereo or alarm maybe?) Any of these could be related to the problem.
In any case, the troubleshooting logic would be the same. Retrace your steps and look over anything that was moved, removed, modified, or changed while the negative cable was off or just before the problem began.
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