Ford Escape 2004 Won't start after being idle for 1 year

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Ford Escape 2004 Won't start after being idle for 1 year - 12/30/2007 11:07:16 PM    e_Yiorgos   Posts: 3 Score: 0 Joined: 12/30/2007 Status: offline Ford Escape 2004 Won't start after being idle for 1 year 2004 Escape, low mileage never used for a year or a little more. A couple of times in the past it was started and it was ok. Then no one attempted to start it for long untill in some occasion the alarm went off once and then later on the battery went dead. Charging the battery and trying to jump start it did not work. Now I see the remote control doesn't show any effect or sign for locking/unlocking the doors (like dead) and while the engine turns it seems that it can't get gas and start the engine. When I used a bit of those garburator sprays and spay it in the airfilterway it seemed it started turning but for as long as that spay lasted. I heard and people are telling me it is the gas pump disabled as been connected to the alarm system and others say my gas turned to gell and clugged the fuel line or I have water in the fuel tank. All these are speculations. I put some dry gas and some injector and line cleaner in the gas tank and added on top of it some fresh gas hoping to disolve any gel and to absorb the water. Some also say maybe the ignition key is not in synch with the computer, like it got de-programmed for some reason an dthe computer does not recognize it any more. Charged teh battery and trying jusp start still ca,'t start it. I checked a fule like cut off switch that is supposed to cutoff teh line in case of an accident but I found it is not off so nothing to reset. The car is like new -- around 25k miles Any help from you out there? Post #: 1

RE: Ford Escape 2004 Won't start after being idle for 1... - 1/2/2008 8:13:10 AM    BRETM   Official Site Sponsor Posts: 257 Score: 0 Joined: 11/9/2007 Status: offline Does the theft lamp flash fast when you turn the key on? _____________________________ www.discountedgenuinefordparts.com (in reply to e_Yiorgos) Post #: 2

RE: Ford Escape 2004 Won't start after being idle for 1... - 1/2/2008 11:08:53 PM    e_Yiorgos   Posts: 3 Score: 0 Joined: 12/30/2007 Status: offline //Does the theft lamp flash fast when you turn the key on?// No. Not to my knowledge but I will take a second look at it. (in reply to BRETM) Post #: 3

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