Last weekend we came out after picking up our kids and...
the van would start but not shift, no brake lights also.
I checked all fuses, none blown.
I pulled every fuse in engine compartment, we herd a click in the van.
we re started it, it then went into gear ( no brake lights ) and took it home.
since home, it will start and shift. If you turn on the lights and put it in park it will not shift again. when you turn off the lights they stay on.
I'm thinking a short??? but where?
Do you know what a wiring diagram is and how to use it to pin point places in a electrical circuit to do testing ? How to use a DVOM - digital volt ohm meter ? Those system may have something in common , a ground ! Here is a web site for free wiring diagrams .
http://www.bbbind.com/free_tsb.html Enter vehicle info. year , make , model an engine size . Under system click on transmiission /transaxle , then under subsystem click on shift interlock . Click the search button . Then click the blue link ! The shift interlock system is a safety system that won't allow the gear selector to be moved from park unless the driver is pushing on the brake pedal !
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SOURCE: Van won't start
if it does absolutely nothing when you turn the key but you're SURE the battery is good or tried to jump it, it sounds like an interlock problem. there are several things that could be causing it but I would concentrate either on the gear shift interlock (has to be in park before it will engage the electrical system when starting) or the key itself. First thing I would do is (with my foot on the brake), shift it through all the gears then make sure it's in park then try it again.
SOURCE: Our 1998 Ford windstar has went all EXORCIST in dash board etc.
at the minimum, since you mentioned all the idiot lights coming on, your alternator is fried. have someone put in a new alternator. if it's still acting up, have someone go over the computer.
SOURCE: ford 2001 expedition, stuck in park, windows and wipers don't wor
One of your power wires is grounding to something, whether through a switch or relay.
I had wires fuse together that had the same effect in a vehicle years ago. Constantly blew fuses and happened to find the 2 wires fused under the dash in the steering console.
This is probably not your problem but there are very few things that cause those fuses to blow that rapidly.
Electrical is difficult to troubleshoot over the net though. Find out what the fuse goes to and try to follow the wires from point A to B as much as you can. May be as simple as a wire that the insulation is rubbed off or cut at a point and touching the body.
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