My 2000 Ford focus will not start, you turn the key over and the dash lights come on just like normal but where the mileage is supposed to be there is only dash marks like this ----- so you turn the key to the start position and it does also nothing. Here is everything on the car that I can tell you…

Sounds like a dead engine control computer. Focus is a simple car so I’m not sure it has a seperate body control computer. You need to plug in a scan tool to see if it can communicate with the ECU.

Bad battery. Headlights don’t connect to the ECU. If you turn on the headlights it should come on same with brake lights. Get a new battery or jump start it and take the one of the terminals off see if it will still run.

[image] Buzzmeok: start it and take the one of the terminals off see if it will still run. I do think I read here on this forum that removing a battery cable while engine is running is not recommended anymore. Apparently it can cause electrical problems .

Its a Ford Focus & Escort not much to this cars, since I have had 4 of these 1996,1997,2003,2005 I have done this on all of them all are still running with no problems.

[image] Buzzmeok: Bad battery If the battery is bad, how do the headlights/brake lights work? Don't Disconnect the Battery with the Engine Running Never disconnect the battery when the engine is running Tester

Just because you did it does not mean you should tell someone with unknown mechanical ability to do it…

[image] Tester: If the battery is bad, how do the headlights/brake lights work? OP says the headlights don’t work. They say they “don’t burn”, which I presume means the same thing. Running the engine w/out the battery connected is a very bad idea, the battery provides a huge capacitance (bu…

The sun rises on my side first that means your in the dark still

I’ll put a little more light on the subject maybe it will help out some. I should have included this info in the original post but when it happened I was on my way home from work and the car just cut off just like you turned the key off for just a second then I got power back on everything but the e…

2000 Ford focus wont start

Maintenance/Repairs

donnaeastman January 9, 2019, 8:07am 11

Sounds like a dead battery or alternator problems if there is no clicking,starter, motor sounds. Try to get a boost and start the battery if it ain’t still working have it checked.

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