Last night I was driving home from the Sunshine Coast and my Smartlock light was glowing dimly, sometimes faint and sometimes medium bright, when I got home and turned the car off in the driveway to open the garadge door I found it wouldn't start again. I had the same problem about 2 weeks ago but the car started after turning the key several times. Prior to that about 1 ot 2 hours before the remote contol wouldn't open the doors.
About 3 months ago the boot lock wouldn't open, it would only close, at that time the smart lock flashed about 7 times, someone told me that there was a short or open circuit in the boot wires somewhere, I found that a relay was bad and replaced it and everything was fine.
Last nights flashes were 3 sets of 5 Flashes then a continous rapid flash, after reading many posts here it seems that there is something to do with the key dectecting thingo.
Late last night I removed the relays for the boot release again becuase it also wouldn't open again, and this morning the car starts but the smartlock light now flashes 3 sets of 7 flashes then stays ON.
Today I called Ford and they told me that with the ammount of problems I described that the smart lock module is most likely damaged and would most likely need replacing.
So, at this stage I would like some input to what people think is going on and what I should do. If I do need to replace the smartlock module, is there a place to buy them from thats cheaper then the quoted $175 from Ford.
My manual doesn't apear to have a page that shows what the flashing sequences mean, I read one post that someone wrote that barely discribes the reasons for the flashes, but I can't find any mention as to why they occor or how to overcome the problems. So, is there somewhere I can find a list of error codes and remedys for them.
I also found out that next time the car stops I can leave the ignition on for 30 mins then i should be able to start the car. This is handy for the time being, but how can I track down the problem myself before going to Ford.?
-Andrew
About 3 months ago the boot lock wouldn't open, it would only close, at that time the smart lock flashed about 7 times, someone told me that there was a short or open circuit in the boot wires somewhere, I found that a relay was bad and replaced it and everything was fine.
Last nights flashes were 3 sets of 5 Flashes then a continous rapid flash, after reading many posts here it seems that there is something to do with the key dectecting thingo.
Late last night I removed the relays for the boot release again becuase it also wouldn't open again, and this morning the car starts but the smartlock light now flashes 3 sets of 7 flashes then stays ON.
Today I called Ford and they told me that with the ammount of problems I described that the smart lock module is most likely damaged and would most likely need replacing.
So, at this stage I would like some input to what people think is going on and what I should do. If I do need to replace the smartlock module, is there a place to buy them from thats cheaper then the quoted $175 from Ford.
My manual doesn't apear to have a page that shows what the flashing sequences mean, I read one post that someone wrote that barely discribes the reasons for the flashes, but I can't find any mention as to why they occor or how to overcome the problems. So, is there somewhere I can find a list of error codes and remedys for them.
I also found out that next time the car stops I can leave the ignition on for 30 mins then i should be able to start the car. This is handy for the time being, but how can I track down the problem myself before going to Ford.?
-Andrew