Backup Sensors
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Backup Sensors
Just bought an 05 f-150 lariat supercrew 4x4. I've noticed that the backup sensors are not working all the time. I have not heard them while backing up in a parking lot yet, but when I was backing a trailer they worked, any ideas?
Laughing Gas
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
-check that they are clean & all make a clicking noise when in reverse.
-get a friend you trust to put it in reverse & then put your ear to each sensor; silent one(s) are bad;
-use small screwdriver and pry open the plug on back; careful not to break locking tab;
-confirm part number with your dealer, and search EBAY; these are available surplus for a fraction of the dealer cost ;probably same part number as for '06;
NEW Ford Reverse Backup Parking Sensor Alert/Assist on eBay.ca (item 110423471270 end time 09-Nov-09 15:17:26 EST)
-good luck
-get a friend you trust to put it in reverse & then put your ear to each sensor; silent one(s) are bad;
-use small screwdriver and pry open the plug on back; careful not to break locking tab;
-confirm part number with your dealer, and search EBAY; these are available surplus for a fraction of the dealer cost ;probably same part number as for '06;
NEW Ford Reverse Backup Parking Sensor Alert/Assist on eBay.ca (item 110423471270 end time 09-Nov-09 15:17:26 EST)
-good luck
Hotshot
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From: The Shenandoah Valley
Have someone watch as you backup to a wall or bushes, mine start at near 3-4 feet, solid tone at about 12-15 inches.
If nothing is there within range, no tones.
If truck not in reverse, like justdrifting, no tones.
If nothing is there within range, no tones.
If truck not in reverse, like justdrifting, no tones.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Detroit 'burbs
Mine failed me once when I was backing out of a driveway and clipped a parked car. I was moving a washer & dryer in the bed and was relying on them and they didnt go off. It was a cold november day last year, and I never did figure out why they failed. But there has been a few time I noticed them not going off
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