jmueller778

I'm hoping to get some answers or direction here. I recently purchased a 2001 Escape XLT 4x4 V6. The power door locks do not work. What is wierd is that if I manually lock all of the doors, I can unlock the drivers side door only with my Ford OEM keyless entry remote. None of the doors will lock AT ALL. I pulled out the drivers side (master) switch and viewed a wiring diagram online and found the pink/white wire that supplies power from the GEM module to the switch. When I probe that wire with my test light, it has constant power. If I press lock on the switch, nothing happens. If I press unlock, my test light grounds (light turns green for ground as its a powered test light), and the drivers door will unlock. I even went as far as accessing the GEM module and check continuety of the Pink/White wire from the GEM module connector to the switch and I had .006 OHMS, which is good. SO at that point, I thought the switch itself was bad. So got another switch, and it still did not work. Am I missing something here? I'm really scratching my head over here. I thought since I had power from the GEM, and continuety, I thought it was in the switch. The other odd thing is when I press unlock and lock repeatbly, I can here the GEM module click. Anyone ever run into this? Thanks ahead of time.

Hello. I'm registering on the forum here to gain a little knowledge about the Escape. Recently, my Ford Focus died, and I didn't want a small car again, so I found a clean 2001 Ford Escape XLT 4x4. I'm an ex Ford mechanic, been out of the dealer seen as a tech since 2003. I'll be asking a ton of questions, as I'm trying to get all the bugs worked out on my truck. I really wanted a 2013 Ecoboost Escape, but I have a wife who is a full time student in nursing school, and 3 childeren who attend private catholic school, so tuition for all 4 of them has my funds tied up at the moment. I'm pretty knowlegable on anything automotive, and I work for Navistar (Engine Test Technician). So this is my intro.