Ok, thanks, I will try fiddling with the relay first to see if that works.

 

I've had the same sort of issue for awhile. Instrument cluster, radio, and windows would go out. Most of the time it is when I am driving. Would go out for 30-60 sec. last few times when it happened I slapped the top of the dash. Whammo everything came back on. Last time it happened was several months ago. Maybe my dash didn't like getting slapped

 

Same issue I have in my '03 when the cab gets hot, only half my instrument cluster and my dome lights don't work either. cycle the key a few times (or remote start with the ac cranked,) and then I'm fine. I think I need a new instrument cluster, but until I have a couple extra bucks (more than a couple,) laying around, I'll just make due.

 

This post was confusing my 2001 f350 had no such relay #203 so all I did was run a wire from top pin#87 on the delay relay to lower pin #87 on the trailer relay. and it works key on! sweeetttt saved me a trip to the dealer and its good being its all still protected by the fuses.

 

I have a 99 PSD. My truck was broken into. ever since then my windows and several other things dont from 10 to 45 seconds. I will go change this relay today...

 

So I think I found my problem. This morning on the way to work it quit working again but did not come back on, so this gave me the chance when I got to work, to dive into it. So I took the dash cover off so I could get to the cluster. I was about to take the little bolts out so I could get to the connectors on top, but instead I just pushed down a little on C220B connector and everything came back on. I played with it a little bit pushing that connector and it would go off, push again come back on.
C220B connector is the one on the top right as you are looking at the dash.

So now I need to figure out if it is a wire on the connector side or a pin on the cluster side. I feel a lot better now that at least I pinpointed it to the connector.

 

Nice job! That could help many here with the problem.

I will say that mine has not had the problem since I played with the 'delayed acc.' relay quite some time ago now.

 

Mine's at the Ford dealer now. Intermittent door locks, windows locked in up position, no radio. So far they claim the VSM is ok and they can't seem to find the problem.

My ignition has been bad for years, I can take the key out when running sometimes if I don't insert it all the way. And, when I turn it off and pull the key, the chime goes off and the door locks stay up as if the key is still in the ignition.

Could the ignition be causing the intermittent door lock, no window and radio issues?

 

It sure could. So much is controlled through the ignition switch.

A weak battery causes some problems too. The bad switch would cause a strain on the battery.

If your battery is a few years old, I would replace both.

If you have a heavy key chain, consider having a clip for just the ignition key and use it without the key chain connected. A heavy key chain ruins an ignition switch over time.

 

I have had a similar problem occur about 5 times over the last year... get in, start the truck and no radio. I did figure out through random playing that if I open the door and close it again that it will fix the problem... the second the door closes the radio comes to life.

I have never noticed any problems with the dome lights. The last time it happened about a week ago I noticed it when I was trying to roll down my window and nothing happened (that's only the second time I have noticed the no windows when no radio) but again, opening the door and closing it again instantly corrects the problem. No idea why they are all connected, but that seems to work for me the few times I have had it happen.

 

Mine did the exact same.

Also I have not had the problem yet since playing with the delayed acc. relay. Been over a year now I believe.

 

Got it back from the dealer, they supposedly found a blown 10 amp fuse at #41. And found a shorted yellow wire in the battery saver relay circuit. Took them 3 days to troubleshoot it.

 

I'm having a similar issue but it persists beyond the 30-60 seconds. Everything worked yesterday. This morning, no windows and no stereo.
Drove for 10 minutes and it still doesn't work.

Tried swapping around the starter and delayed acc relays but still have the same issue.

The only twist to my tale is I found a rodent nest under the hood (I've been battling them for a while. Last time they chewed through the vacuum hoses to the front hubs). I don't see any chewed wires so I'm guessing it's the relay integrated into the instrument cluster (thanks Ford!).

So for my 2006 F250 PSD, what pin on 306 should I be hotwiring to what pin on what other relay? Any advice appreciated!

 

Some have had the problem go away temporarily by tapping or lightly pounding on the top of the dash above the gauge cluster. The ones mentioning this "fix" have had some sort of gauge cluster problem contributing to the windows and radio problem.

My problem went away when I would shut the drivers side door and like I mentioned after playing with the relays I haven't had the problem since.

Like I mentioned earlier it is a hard problem to pinpoint because it is so temporary not many get to test things while having the trouble. Also it seems more than a couple different things (problems) can make the window and radio problem happen.

 

I've made a little progress on mine in the past few hours. The symptoms don't exactly match this thread in that my stereo and windows *never* work. They don't come back after 60 seconds - or at all. But fuse 41 is blown and new fuses also blow. I suspect a chafed wire somewhere leading directly to ground.
My knowledge of electronics is starting to fail me though because I can't explain why when I measure the draw from that fuse connector - it reads 12 amps (the fuse is a 10 amp fuse so that explains why it blows). But when I try a 15AMP fuse (just for testing) - it also blows that one.