OK, some of you may have read my post about the water leak and the smart junction box going haywire. Well, the car has dried out and has been working OK since yesterday. I do however have two small issues that I hope someone can help with. I REALLY don't want to have the dealer mess with it if I don't have to.
1. The headlights now come on when I turn the ignition on. Even with the headlight switch off. They seem to have gone into daytime running light mode, which my car never had in the first place. The are dim and when I turn the headlight switch on they get brighter, leading me to the running light mode conclusion. Anyone know if this can be deactivated?
2. I had to reprogram the key fobs using the instructions in the owners manual. They now work however, when I push the lock button once the doors lock but the lights no longer flash. Also when I push it a second time the horn now honks twice rapidly instead of just once. Any ideas on this?
If it can not be changed I guess I can live with it. The only other option I see is having the dealer rewplace the smart junction box and then I would have to make sure the didn't change my strategy code so I can reload my tunes.
Thanks to eveyrone who posted to help me. It WAS a help and I appreciate it very much. There were several people on different forums that helped me.

On a side note, isn't it funny that none of us ever really want to take our cars to the people that built them when we need service?!
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If your not a technician I suggest you take it to Ford You could be for some major problems if the water problem has caused corrison in the smart box

 

#1 There were some posts on here a while back about the daytime running lights issue. I believe a dealer can deactivate that feature (or activate if you wish). I believe it is for Canadian customers where DRL's are mandatory.

#2, for the locking function, it sounds like the active alarm has been disabled for some reason. When the lights do not flash, and then you hit lock again, if it honks twice it means a door is open and the system is not armed. If all doors/hood/trunk is closed, for some reason the alarm is deactivated. Again, a trip to the dealer is going to be necessary to reprogram the SJB.

 

Thanks. Sounds like I'll have to have the dealer reprogram or replace the SJB. The lights thing make sense since my car was built in Canada but it never had that feature until this happened so maybe the SJB reset to some default setting. I never had an active alarm either so that is wierd.
I am planning on visiting the dealer Tuesday.

 

Some that have recently had their SJB replaced have gotten DRLs and there is no way to deactivate it. So even if you get a new SJB you will have DRLs. You still need to get it checked out, since the SJB controls various interior functions as well as lighting. Just wanted you to know.

 

Have you noticed any problems with your fuel gauge? My SJB got wet and cosed major problems.

 

I took the car in Tuesday and they were able to fix both issues. they did deactivate the DRL's. However an ew issue came up after I picked it up. While driving the "door ajar" light/alarm would sound every few seconds. I took it back yesterday and they are replacing the SJB today. Hopefully all will be well tonight. If they were able to deactivate the DRL's before I hope they can do it again if needed. No issues with the fuel guage itself but when I initially had the problem my low fuel light came on along with all the other idiot lights even though it was full.