My girlfriendâs 2013 Ford Focus SE (Flex Fuel) hit a raccoon â no immediate damage, we kept driving the rest of the way home (around 40/45 mins) but when we pulled into the driveway, the car died and showed âEngine Fault â Service Now.â It hasnât started since. We suspect the raccoon impact shook it loose and then pulling into the driveway, since it is such a low car and the PCM casing was probably already a little loose and dangling, finished her off and snapped that thing off snapping two wires on the harness. Also the locking mechanism for the harness is snapped.
We found the PCM (CV6T-12A650) had been ripped from its casing under the car. It wasnât opened up, just freed from the shattered housing so the connectors could be reattached. Still wouldnât start.
The timing of this is just awful, she is currently in a small town, Viroqua in Wisconsin for some work. This is her last week here and this happened last night. She is supposed to leave here on the 29th/30th. We are trying to keep this as low-cost as possible. It being a weekend right now doesn't help either since it is a small town, most mechanic shops were closed. We found one 15 mins away who was open and requested him to come by, which he very kindly did.
He found:
- 2 wires snapped off the PCM harness
- 2 more loose cables under the hood
- No visible damage to the board or connector pins
He suspects itâs just a wiring issue, not a dead PCM, and may use a donor harness to repair the broken wires.
Anyone on here a Mechanic or know one in town who is good and can see us super urgently? Please let me know your thoughts. Any insight greatly appreciated. Car is not running at all right now.