I was driving along and the CEL came on. Went to Auto Zone and had them read the code and this is what it said, Fuel level sensor circuit malfunction (P0460). Now when I start the car, it takes about 5-10 seconds for the gauges to start working and the display on the odometer will blink faintly until they start working. Sometimes the fan will kick on and won't turn off until I put the car into drive or reverse. If I put the car into Park or Neutral, the fan will kick on. This does not always happen, but for the most part the gauges always malfunction. I also noticed that the stereo is sometimes dark. When I press the knob to turn it on, it says 1 hour. It seems to be acting like the car is off. I searched on other forums and found the following possible causes:
1. Flex fuel sensor/module
2. MLPS (a.k.a. MPS, Transmission Range Sensor, and neutral safety switch
3. High Content of sulfur in gas
4. Fuel Pump
I can hear the fuel pump when I turn the key, so it seems to be working. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong? Here is something else that I found. Does this mean there is a recall?
Make : FORD Model : FOCUS Year : 2002
Service Bulletin Num : 16881 Date of Bulletin: JUN 01, 2003
NHTSA Item Number: 10002599
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Summary:
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
1. Flex fuel sensor/module
2. MLPS (a.k.a. MPS, Transmission Range Sensor, and neutral safety switch
3. High Content of sulfur in gas
4. Fuel Pump
I can hear the fuel pump when I turn the key, so it seems to be working. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong? Here is something else that I found. Does this mean there is a recall?
Make : FORD Model : FOCUS Year : 2002
Service Bulletin Num : 16881 Date of Bulletin: JUN 01, 2003
NHTSA Item Number: 10002599
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Summary:
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT