{"id":31721,"date":"2016-05-24T22:15:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T03:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=31721"},"modified":"2016-05-24T22:15:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T03:15:42","slug":"03-ford-escape-v6-why-won-my-car-charge-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/05\/03-ford-escape-v6-why-won-my-car-charge-battery","title":{"rendered":"03 Ford Escape v6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34007\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2003-ford-escape.jpg\" alt=\"2003 Ford Escape\" width=\"600\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2003-ford-escape.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2003-ford-escape-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>I have already changed battery and alternator why wont my car charge? It is a 2003 Ford Escape<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are several reasons why your car won&#8217;t charge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Faulty &#8220;NEW&#8221; alternator &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/alternator.html\">How to test an Alternator<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Faulty &#8220;NEW&#8221; battery<\/li>\n<li>Bad connections or corrosion<\/li>\n<li>Blown Fuse &#8211; fuse B, 120 amp or Fuse 11, 15 amp<\/li>\n<li>Bad wiring &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/wiring-harness.html\">Wiring Harness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The charging system consists of the following components:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>generator<\/li>\n<li>integral voltage regulator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The generator maximum output provides 110 amps.<\/p>\n<h5>Charging System<\/h5>\n<p>The charging system is a negative ground system consisting of the following:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"search_highlight\">generator<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PCM (2.0L Zetec)<\/li>\n<li>internal voltage regulator<\/li>\n<li>charging system warning indicator<\/li>\n<li>battery<\/li>\n<li>circuitry and cables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <span class=\"search_highlight\">generator<\/span> is belt-driven by the engine accessory drive system.<\/p>\n<h5>Battery<\/h5>\n<p>The battery is a 12 volt direct current source connected in a negative ground system. The battery case is sealed and includes two vent holes to release gases. The battery has three major functions:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>engine cranking power source<\/li>\n<li>voltage stabilizer for the electrical system<\/li>\n<li>temporary power when electrical loads exceed the <span class=\"search_highlight\">generator<\/span> output current<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2003 Ford Escape Charging System Wiring Diagram<\/h2>\n<!-- PDF Embedder: Embedding \/securepdfs\/ PDFs requires PDF Embedder Pro. -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have already changed battery and alternator why wont my car charge? It is a 2003 Ford Escape RESPONSE There are several reasons why your car won&#8217;t charge: Faulty &#8220;NEW&#8221; alternator &#8211; How to test an Alternator Faulty &#8220;NEW&#8221; battery Bad connections or corrosion Blown Fuse &#8211; fuse B, 120 amp or Fuse 11, 15&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/05\/03-ford-escape-v6-why-won-my-car-charge-battery\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">03 Ford Escape v6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12741,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[10616,400,9968],"class_list":["post-31721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ford","category-auto-repair-questions","tag-car-wont-charge","tag-escape","tag-ford-escape"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12741"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31721\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}