# Ford Focus Battery/Electrical Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 9, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495 "2007-07-09T21:15:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Borowicz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Joe\_Borowicz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joe_Borowicz)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495/1 "2007-07-09T21:15:46Z")

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I have a 2002 Ford Focus. It was running fine and 1 hour after I had just driven it, I tried to start it and it would not turn over at all. Most of the electronics don’t work, but the battery connections look good and the battery tested fine (12.7 V). Any ideas what to check next? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495/2 "2007-07-09T21:27:02Z")

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Try removing both ends of the battery cables (both of them) and cleaning both the cable and where it goes very well and reattaching making sure they are secure.

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Borowicz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Joe\_Borowicz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joe_Borowicz)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495/3 "2007-07-09T22:18:08Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried and still no go.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495/4 "2007-07-09T22:57:43Z")

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Burnt out fusible link? Check with an ohmmeter.

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-battery-electrical-problem/1495/5 "2007-07-10T02:29:10Z")

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Check the power panel under the hood and see if there is blown fuse or bad connection there. Use your meter to check for voltage.