More Ford Escape questions....

One of the fog lights on my wife’s 2002 Escape XLT V6 has gone out. Like a fool, I hopped on down to the local auto parts place, and picked up a replacement bulb.

Then I looked at the assembly itself to figure out how I was going to replace it. I’ll be durned if I can figure it out. Do I need to go through the wheel well?

Any advice is, of course, appreciated.

Thanks.

Oh, and I wanted to mention that my other escape problem DID end up being one of the under-hood fuses. I don’t know how it could go bad without affecting other systems (according to owner’s manual, those fuses also controlled the radio, instrument cluster, etc, and all of those were fine). So Gary gave me the right advice, I just out-thunk myself on that one.

I’m not exactly sure re: your Escape. But on my Land Rover you can access the lights using a Torx wrench. You just unscrew the special screws and you’re in there. You can see what a Torx wrench head looks like here.

If that’s not the case on your Escape, sorry for the needless response.

There are no visible screws/torx bolts/whatever. The lap is completely enshrouded in plastic.

Try this:
Get the latest messages on how to replace fog lamp bulb for 2002 escape emailed to you with Google Alerts.

Sorry, that didn’t work. Will try to find a better link.

The link I tried to put here worked for me, but it gave me this email message:

Google received a request to start sending Alerts for the search
[ how to replace fog lamp bulb for 2002 escape ] to my email address.

If I get an answer to this, I will post it here.

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I did the google group search first, it didn’t turn up much, except people telling how to change the bulb on other cars, and some really wacky other stuff.

Thanks, not too helpful, though.

Yes. Remove the tire/wheel assembly, remove the various inner fender well fasteners (looks like there are about 10 of them), and position the fender well aside. You can then unplug the wiring connector and remove the bulb.

Geez Ford, what the hell? I think this needs to go into the ‘What would you like the car manufactures to make for your next car?’ thread.

Or in the “Do automotive engineers fix their own cars?” thread. They wouldn’t pull this stuff if they had to work on it.

Thanks Gary! I have to admit it’s a pretty interesting turn opf events to have a mechanic paying (subscription fees) to give ME advice as opposed to the other way around.

I’ve been meaning to ask where I should send the bill… :smiley:

I had a Ford Ranger, and you had to pop the hood, unscrew a collar at the back of the lamp, disconnect and pull the filament, connect and insert a new filament, and then screw the collar back on. IIRC, you couldn’t really see the connection until the collar came off.

They might fix their own cars but I don’t know if any of the engineers designing the Focus would ever drive one.

Why do you say that? I had a rental Focus for a few days and I thought it handled great and drove very well.

shrug I wasn’t making fun of the Focus, but I was referring to the general stereotype of an automotive engineer being able to afford a ritzier car and having preference not to drive a compact in the first place. Then again, I haven’t met one and I’m going based on my impression online.

Also the fact that compacts tend to be the most poorly designed cars in my personal experience and opinion probably biased me towards making that comment.