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i have a 97 f-150 the lights went out last night had to drive home holding the passing lights on, the parking lights still work has anybody ever experienced this before and if yes what is the fix? i pretty much have a daytime truck or bassackwards vampire truck
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i checked out everything today i pretty much narrowed it to the multi switch i believe the part is around 100.00 , one guy said tilt the steering wheel all the way up if the lights work it is just a loose connector on the switch well mine didnt work so i will try the multi switch and before you go poking around in the steering column unhook the battery you dont wont the air bag to take your head off if you accidently hit the wrong wire
i will let you know if this works
i will let you know if this works
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From: Chesterfield, Mi
I had a 97 f150 and a 98 EXPY both had a recall on the multifunction switch. My problem wasn't with the lights though...it was the windshield wipers. The washer wouldn't work. I looked on NHTSA and this is the link http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/pr...sb/results.cfm. Probably doesn't help...
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Got it back from the shop,it was the multifunction switch assembly.The one with the wiper, hi\lo ect...
The part was 153.90 and they charged me 1.8 hours labour.
I'm going to find out more about the recall the last post mentioned,the link didn't work for me.I feel ripped off.
The part was 153.90 and they charged me 1.8 hours labour.
I'm going to find out more about the recall the last post mentioned,the link didn't work for me.I feel ripped off.
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I found a tsb but no recall.
Service Bulletin Num : BC3279970207 Date of Bulletin: FEB 07, 1997
NHTSA Item Number: 51876
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Summary:
CONCERNS WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TW
Service Bulletin Num : BC3279970207 Date of Bulletin: FEB 07, 1997
NHTSA Item Number: 51876
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Summary:
CONCERNS WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TW
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whoa there wagon burner on the wheel pulling. I thought this was a big job too, but turned out to be easy. The multi-function switch comes out fairly easily with the removal of a few trim pieces. I forget the exact directions, but they are clear in the Haynes book. If you don't have them, I can post them.
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Multi switch replacement
The headlights quit working on my E150 van (1997). It was the multi-switch. The part cost about $90 from Ford and took me at the most 1/2 hiour to replace. Remove the trim from around the sterring column. There are a few screws and a couple of connectors. It was not hard at all.
