Only drive this truck mainly on weekends. Hasn't been driven since Saturday, but when I tried to start it, it said "check gauges". The gauges that it said to check have nothing to do with it not starting, as you can only do it with the motor running.

 

Battery is too low, needs charging

 

Battery is fine it won't do anything

 

So the car wont even crank over?

 

So does anyone have a clue to what the problem is. I drove mine Tuesday then again Friday night. Saturday morning will not start. States check gauges, oil is fine, fuses are good, replaced the oil sensor. Tried to remove the starter to get tested but could not remove it. Truck only gets driven 1-2 times a week and weekends. Any help is appreciated.

 

So your saying its a no crank situation? Check the batterys charge then connections. Ford starters rarely fail so thats the last thing you wanta mess with. The main starter wire to the starter corrodes in winter climate so check it for internal corrosion.

 

That's correct a no crank situation. Battery connections are good we even tried to jump and that was a no go. We went through the test, at that time all the gauges moved. When I go to start all the gauges move with the exception of the oil. I did get a dtc code d900 and d950.

 

When he was messing with the starter, all the wires are good nothing corroded. We live in Florida so no really harsh winters. I am just at a loss right now with this.

 

FPDM... have you checked it? It's above the spare tire. See if it is corroded and cracked

 

He looked at it through the side and it didn't look corroded.

 

You need to actually look at it. The back can be cracked

 

The gauge sweep is typical of a bad connection. Clean check all connections. You losing power somewhere. They is a possibility it could be the firewall relay you could try shorting the big post to the small one with a screw driver and see if the starter spins. Or just throw one at it. There only about 10 bucks. I've seen this many times and its almost always connectivity..

 

you do wants check that FPDM on those years they are an issue..

 

Ok he can do that tomorrow. Would that cause the check gauges message?

 

Seems there are a lot of known issues that are coming up. We just had to have the whole right side rebuilt less than a year ago.