# 2006 Ford Five Hundred - Inspection issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [September 23, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298 "2019-09-23T00:12:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Steve08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Steve08](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve08)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298/1 "2019-09-23T00:12:10Z")

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computer will not communicate with state inspection station

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298/2 "2019-09-23T02:55:57Z")

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make sure the fuse for the data link connector isn’t blown . . .

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298/3 "2019-09-23T11:34:36Z")

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> [@db4690](#):
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> make sure the fuse for the data link connector isn’t blown .

On a Ford it’s usually the same fuse as the cigarette lighter/power port.

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**Author:** ![Steve08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Steve08](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve08)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298/4 "2019-09-23T14:38:39Z")

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Fuses had all been checked.

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-five-hundred-inspection-issues/149298/5 "2019-09-23T17:49:01Z")

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Then look at the backside of the ALDL and see if any pins have been pushed back out of the sockets so not making connection to the test computer cable.