I found today a squirrel has snipped a few wires in my 2017 F150. I had several codes for steering assist, ABS, Traction Control, and a few others come up upon starting.

I'm wondering if anyone knows the type of connector here so that I can get replacement pins if need be.



And if anyone can point me in the correct way to pull the pins I'd appreciate it....Thanks

 

That connector is made by WDP (Western Diversified Plastics) exclusively for Ford. To release the pins you need to pull out the TPA (Terminal Position Assurance), then lift a little locking tab with a jeweler's flat bladed screwdriver.

 

Thank you for the info, I very much appreciate it!

I wasn't having any luck getting the TPA out, but with the back cover released and slid down, I did get about 1/2" of wire exposed on the one that was chewed off at the back cover. I had some 3/32" copper tubing that I cut and used for crimps, the wires overlapped one another in the tubes and crimped them at both ends, then covered with shrink wrap.

All of codes were cleared and things are working fine now, just found the two wires chewed up.


On another forum, several members suggested mothballs in a gatorade bottle to help keep the squirrels out, I had some on hand, so will hopefully keep them out.


Thanks again!

 

Glad you got your wiring fixed. Lucky it was only a couple of wires.

There have been mixed reviews on the mothballs but maybe they will work for you.

I used a pair of long nose pliers to pull the TPA out. I thought it came out fairly easy.

 

Glad you got it fixed. I could tell you horror stories about my vehicles and squirrels. As I'm sure many others could. I was thinning them out pretty much all year but it seemed they just came back even thicker. When I bought my truck I decided to finally clean out the garage and put the truck in. It's a tight fit, but it goes in and no squirrel problems since.

 

My wife feeds the squirrels peanuts. They like them better than wire insulation. You can kill them or catch them and release them somewhere else, but others will just move it to take their place.