I have a 2003 ford explorer with a short or a drain in the GEM / Cluster circuit. I cannot find the GEM anywhere. I also do not know what it looks like, which probably has something to do with it. I called the dealership but most of the guys there didn't know where it is or what it looks like either. The only one who had a clue could only tell us it was under the dash.
I know the drain is not in the dash so the GEM is my next target. If anyone has any info that can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Drivers "A" pillar below the windscreen or in engine bay on fire wall. Depending on model.
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Thank you very much. Has anyone had any rpoblems with shorts in this circuit before? The dealership said they have a problem with f-150s GEM module getting wet and shorting out, but hadn't heard anything about the explorer. I just need to figure out why it's causing a drain on the battery.
What leads you to believe that it is the GEM module. Thats a pretty specific this to look for.
Well, I am actually grasping at straws. I have solved hundreds of shorts/drains on many different vehicles. This one however has eluded me and I have two different customers with the same exact problem. Bot Fords ('03 explorer, '02 windstar). The problem is so broad that I can't narrow it down. I even used my short/open circuit "sniffer" to try and locate it. But I recieved "hits" all over the dash area. Thus, I've concluded that if the short seems to be in everything it must be coming from a unit that has an effect on almost everything. And the only thing that's really left is the GEM module. Everything else as far as I can tell is working under normal parameters.