Wesbrother Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I hit a deer a couple of weeks ago. The car barely made it back to my house before it started over heating. I had to replace the radiator, fans, drive belts, and headlights. Got everything in and the car runs, but the radiator fans don't work unless the AC is on. It was throwing a code P0113, cleared the code, fans still don't kick on. Took it for a test drive yesterday, and it seemed to be running fine. Then I tried the blinkers and it blew a fuse. Then the temp and RPM gauges quit working, the car started to overheat, and it died on me. Found that the 15a fuse was blown in the Meter (SRS lamp) position under the hood. I replaced the fuse, jump started the car, and was able to drive home. As of now it starts up and runs fine, but the temp gauge doesn't seem to be working properly, and the fans still don't kick on. I've been trying to look at wiring diagrams to narrow down where a short may be, but I know almost nothing when in comes to diagnosing electrical problems in a car. Any help would be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RumbleRumble Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Check the wiring on the head lights, fog lights, rad fans. pretty much any wiring up front where there was damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setnev Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 The coolant temperature sensor runs off of resistance and is translated into a "known value" by the ECU to trigger certain events, like the cooling fans. If there was a short in the front harness, it could have disrupted that resistor in the coolant temperature sensor. First check all of your front end wiring. Make sure you have no frays in the wires. Second look at fuse 18 on your fuse block Fuse 18 provides power to three main circuits, one of them being your fan relays and ECT sensor circuit. Fuse 17 provides power to three circuits, one of them being the fan relay that's attached to the AC system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesbrother Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Figured it out. Just had to clear the code and one of the headlights came with the wrong light bulb shorting out that circuit. All is good now! Thanks for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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