Drewbabich Report post Posted July 13, 2019 Can you reset the trouble codes on a 2011 ford fusion hybrid yourself? There has to be a way right? I'm struggling and failing at reseting my "service powersteering" "service advance trac" trouble codes... I've tried disconnecting the battery overnight. I've touched the terminal wires together as i've seen instructed. I've also tried a foxwell scanner NT510 but i don't have the ford software on it yet so its useless for this. On my toyota hybrids you can jumper the holes in obdII port and hit the brake like 8 times to reset abs lights etc etc but i'm finding no good advice on ford hybrid trouble code resets I've also noticed that the car stays powered up even with the accessory battery completely disconnected..... i never seen that before on my toyota hybrids... no wonder i can't clear anything. This thing has the memory of a steel trap. Does this pull power off the traction battery when the accessory battery is disconnected? What triggered the codes was getting a flat tire and driving 1000 feet on the flat. I installed a new tire and the tpms light went away so i know thats fixed and working ok. Im assuming thats what tripped out my power steering and advance trac trouble codes because thats when they went off was when we drove on the flat tire. Since replacing the tire i've driven about 100 miles without power steering the tpms lights are went away but not the "service power steering, or the service advanctrac" warnings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted July 13, 2019 If the power steering isn't working, clearing the code isn't going to fix it. The power steering is electric. Have you checked the fuse? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewbabich Report post Posted July 14, 2019 I have not checked the fuse, but i believe I lost power steering because we drove on a flat tire for about 500 feet and upset the computer That's why I want to re set the code Where is the fuse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted July 14, 2019 The fuse map is in the Owner's Manual. Codes report errors. Resetting them doesn't fix anything. Fixing the underlying problem will clear the code after several starts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewbabich Report post Posted July 15, 2019 I understand that codes report errors. My error was the car was driven on a flat tire. That's why it shut the power steering down. We have now fixed the flat tire. I've read that flat tires disable power steering until the code is reset at the dealer. I'm trying to learn how to reset the code without taking it to the dealer to do that for me. I'd like to solve my own problems Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewbabich Report post Posted July 15, 2019 I understand that codes report errors. My error was the car was driven on a flat tire. That's why it shut the power steering down. We have now fixed the flat tire. I've read that flat tires disable power steering until the code is reset at the dealer. I'm trying to learn how to reset the code without taking it to the dealer to do that for me. I'd like to solve my own problems Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jfranky Report post Posted November 9, 2019 I understand that codes report errors. My error was the car was driven on a flat tire. That's why it shut the power steering down. We have now fixed the flat tire. I've read that flat tires disable power steering until the code is reset at the dealer. I'm trying to learn how to reset the code without taking it to the dealer to do that for me. I'd like to solve my own problems did you find an answer for this? Im having the same issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jfranky Report post Posted November 9, 2019 Did anybody find an answer to this? I have the same issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted November 9, 2019 To reset a code you need an OBD reader that has the ability to reset codes. I have an OBDLink MX Bluetooth that can do it using a Windows laptop computer that supports Bluetooth. https://www.amazon.com/ScanTool-OBDLink-Bluetooth-Professional-Diagnostics/dp/B006NZTZLQ/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=obdlink&qid=1573325578&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExWEE5NFNERUY2OThFJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTc0MTY5M0hHVk9PNzBERVc5USZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzk1MDQwM0hZRlBDVDBRTDIwUCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
