LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone
Home >> Ford >> 2000 >> Taurus LX, 3.0 2, AX4N >> Repair and Diagnosis >> External Pages >> Different car >> Section 50 (Instrument Cluster & Panel Illumination) >> Diagnosis And Testing >> Instrument Cluster and Panel Illumination >> Symptom Chart

Symptom Chart

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lincoln LS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
SYMPTOM CHART

Condition Possible Sources Action
No communication with the front electronic module (FEM)
  • Battery junction box (BJB) Fuses 425 (40A), 422 (20A).
  • Circuitry.
  • FEM.
Go To PINPOINT TEST A  .
No communication with the instrument cluster module (ICM)
  • Central junction box (CJB) Fuses 202 (5A), 213 (5A), 217 (5A), 220 (10A).
  • Circuitry.
  • Instrument cluster.
Go To PINPOINT TEST B  .
The instrument cluster illumination is inoperative
  • Circuitry.
  • Instrument cluster.
Go To PINPOINT TEST C  .
The climate control illumination is inoperative
  • Dual automatic temperature control (DATC) module.
INSTALL a new DATC module. REFER to CONTROL COMPONENTS . CLEAR the DTCs. REPEAT the self-test.
The audio system illumination is inoperative
  • Audio unit.
REMOVE the audio unit and SEND it to an authorized Ford audio system repair facility.
The control illumination is inoperative - all LEDs and incandescents
  • Circuitry.
  • FEM.
  • IAJB.
  • LH instrument panel junction box.
Go To PINPOINT TEST D  .
The control illumination is inoperative - all LEDs or incandescents
  • Circuitry.
  • FEM.
  • IAJB.
Go To PINPOINT TEST E  .
The control illumination is always on - all LEDs or incandescents
  • Circuitry.
  • FEM.
Go To PINPOINT TEST F  .
The control illumination is always on - all LEDs and incandescents
  • FEM.
  • IAJB.
Go To PINPOINT TEST G  .
A single illumination source is inoperative
  • Circuitry.
  • Component.
Go To PINPOINT TEST H  .
The instrument panel illumination does not dim
  • Circuitry.
  • Panel dimmer module.
  • Instrument cluster.
Go To PINPOINT TEST I  .