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Old Oct 9, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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Question Headlight switch causing intermittent radio/windows

I'm trying to help a friend who has an 02 7.3L SD. Could the headlight switch have something to do with radio and windows being intermittent? I know that power to the headlight switch gives power to the radio. There is a buzzing noise on the dash by the headlight switch side. Does this make sense?
 
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Check the grounds for the headlights and the radio.
 
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POWER WINDOS AND RADIO ARE INTERMITTENT

The power windows and radio are intermittent. I think that I my have found the fix!! I was thinking that it may have been in the head light switch because the switch gives the radio power, but I was over in the Excursion section and people were posting that it was in the instrument cluster where there is a bad connection. I guess this is more common on the Xs.
 
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