[lew012]

I was driving to the train station this morning and all of a sudden I had the red light warning flash on saying power steering failure, then 5 secs later the lights had failed and the warning message read Engine failure! <?: prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /></v:stroke></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:ulas></vath><?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shape></v:></v:shape>i was parked at this time and tried to turn the engine over, it turns over then a electrical type cracking noise to no avail, lights work everything else seems to work? any ideas on what this is how I can fix it.

thanks in advance

02 plate - 43k on the clock FSH 1.8 ghia

 

[mjshort79]

Hi is it a cmax you have ?

 

[lew012]

Hi - Yes it is a Ford C Max

 

[mjshort79]

Only a guess could it be the battery

 

[Richard G]

As the lights worked and it turned over then there was some power to everything

I think the next place to look may be the alternator as incorrect battery voltage does very odd things to a lot of other parts

Is it diesel or petrol and manual or auto please?

 

[MetalMicky08]

Sounds very like alternator failure,pretty bad one at that.Was it the original? Did you have all lights inc front & rear fogs on at time? My atl failed as as result of having both front & rear fogs on at the same time,it was the oringinal alt & had done 68000 in 4 years (not by me).