Anyone here familiar with the expedition/navigator that would be able to help me? I have a 1999 lincoln navigator, and it's got a really bad electrical problem in it. I just had to replace the started and starting system because of it.
Whenever the battery is hooked up, there is constant voltage running out of it. The temperature control screen flashes on and off, the heat or ac turns on and off all the time, even with no key in the ignition. Whenever you start the car, every few seconds the start solenoid keeps trying to reengage and you can hear it grind.
do you have any idea what I could check for as what the problem is? I know there was a leak in the windshield that was fixed about a year ago, and it could have done some electrical damage, but what would you recommend checking for? It seems like the harness that goes under the steering column has gotten damaged or something.
The lights on the dashboard blink randomly too, either when driving or when just sitting.
All of the problems keep draining the battery in a matter of about 2 hours. If somebody could please help me diagnose the problem, it would be appreciated!
(When I was replacing the ignition switch, I visually inspected the wires I could see and didn't see any cut or broken, but I don't know where else to look at that would control all of those systems. do they all use the same harness?)
Whenever the battery is hooked up, there is constant voltage running out of it. The temperature control screen flashes on and off, the heat or ac turns on and off all the time, even with no key in the ignition. Whenever you start the car, every few seconds the start solenoid keeps trying to reengage and you can hear it grind.
do you have any idea what I could check for as what the problem is? I know there was a leak in the windshield that was fixed about a year ago, and it could have done some electrical damage, but what would you recommend checking for? It seems like the harness that goes under the steering column has gotten damaged or something.
The lights on the dashboard blink randomly too, either when driving or when just sitting.
All of the problems keep draining the battery in a matter of about 2 hours. If somebody could please help me diagnose the problem, it would be appreciated!
(When I was replacing the ignition switch, I visually inspected the wires I could see and didn't see any cut or broken, but I don't know where else to look at that would control all of those systems. do they all use the same harness?)