EATC quit working

[eacyde]

Quik Question - Do EATC's just quite working? Mine died. Details below

I had my car detailed yesterday and all was well with the EATC until I picked up the car.

The EATC was "Frozen". It was unresponsive to any button push and fan control.

I restarted the car and the EATC was blank.

I checked every fuse under the dash and under the hood and still nothing.

I happen to have a spare EATC I plugged it in and it works fine.

Is there a fuse inside the EATC or is mine fried?

 

[rubydist]

sure, it can just die - it has electronics and wire connections in it, any of which could have croaked.

 

[jimtash]

Plenty of new ones for sale on Ebay. Lots of stores on there that have an excellent selection of NOS inventory and dealer liquidations

 

[eacyde]

does anybody know if Ford still carries them?

 

[jelloslug]

does anybody know if Ford still carries them?

Why would you spend $400 at a dealership when you can buy a brand new one on ebay for $100?

 

[jimtash]

Why would you spend $400 at a dealership when you can buy a brand new one on ebay for $100?

Maybe he's a stock holder and wants to add to corporate profits?

 

[eacyde]

It is for negotiation purposes. The detail place caused the failure.

 

[jelloslug]

It is for negotiation purposes. The detail place caused the failure.

Gotcha. Here are some part numbers for the EATC assemblies:

1990: FODZ-19980-B (green display, soft button?)
1994: F4DZ-19980-A (blue display, hard button)

You can punch those numbers in a fastpartsnetwork.com and get the list prices for each of those units.

 

[eacyde]

Well I tried the "Broken Unit" after a few days of it being in my house and it now works. Hopefully long enough so I can sell the car.

 

[19sho90]

Why do you assume the Detail place did it?

 

[19sho90]

Not trying to press any buttons here(no pun intended), just curious.

 

[eacyde]

It worked fine before I dropped it off. When I picked it up, the dash was dripping with whatever detail sauce they use to shine up the dash and the EATC was unresponsive.

I took it out and put it on a heat register in my house for a few days to dry it out and it seems to be working fine now.

 

[jimtash]

That's all it was. Moisture got in it and it started working again once it dried.

 

[eacyde]

That's all it was. Moisture got in it and it started working again once it dried.

I spoke too soon. All was well, then it froze and stopped working.

 

[jimtash]

Didn't fully dry out. You might want to hit the front with a hair dryer or something will low heat. Maybe even take it out of the dash and go through it. It's definitely a moisture related problem that should solve itself once fully dry.

 

[19sho90]

Makes sence, ive seen the same type of stuff at work a Dealer will try to Snazz up the engine bay and use an armor all like substance and makes everything greassy.