Ford F-Series Electrical and Lighting Problems
My right side break light and signal do not work 3 days after a deer ran into the right side on forth door and did some cosmetic damage to the front and rear parts of the rear quarter panel all along the bottom.
I can't be a fuse beacause the left side works.
No damage near the light, but I did notice where the muffler system connects to the body became detached. It has been reattached. Sny ideas?
I can't be a fuse beacause the left side works.
No damage near the light, but I did notice where the muffler system connects to the body became detached. It has been reattached. Sny ideas?
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For the door ajar - take some WD-40 and spray it into the door switches. These Ford switches tend to collect sand and grit in them and they eventually start to bind up. Spray the switches and work them back and forth. Keep drowning them until the switch works all the time and the door ajar light stays off.
Worst thing is the electric locks and the windows will not work.
Fuses have been checked so far. Thoughts?
I put the truck batteries and alternator into the Excursion and the light did not come on
in the Excursion. I switched the batteries back to see if anything would change over some driving time but nothing has. Any ideas?
I'M NEW TO THIS FORUMS.I HAVE A 2004 F150 AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY FORD.JUST THIS FRIDAY 8/3/07 I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN TO FORD AND THEY FOUND A FACTORY DEFECT.THE DEFECT IS WATER LEAKING INTO THE CENTER JUNCTION BOX ON THE FIRE WALL,WERE ALL THE FUSES ARE.THEY WANT TO ME TO PAY 2500.00 TO CHANGE THE COMPLETE WIRE HARNESS DUE TO WATER DAMAGE FROM THE JUNCTION BOX TO ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD.THIS IS A BIG JOB AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE FORD DOE'S NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT.PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ARE NO INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN I ENTER MY TRUCK,RADIO STAYS ON AFTER I EXIT MY TRUCK WITH NO KEY IN IT,POWER SLIDING WINDOW DOE'S NOT OPEN.AND STILL WATING TO SEE WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I'll HAVE. CHECK YOUR CENTER JUNCTION BOX AFTER A RAINY DAY. HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU. I'M AT THE FIRST STAGE WITH FORD TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.JERRYB732
+++My 93 F-150 4.9/6 has been totally reliable since the day it was new.
Thanks
Mark
One or both of the lamps are cheap and have a short. Try conecting them temporarely right at the battery with shorter wire. Verify the lamps are good.
Fog lamps are by design to go on the front, a shorter distance. Sometimes the guage of the wire isn't large enough to handle the extra length. Extra length means more amps going through the wire.
Depending how many watts each lamp is, you may have to just wire them sepperately from their own relay, same switch. Relays typically can only handle 30amps, thats about 400watts. If each light is 200watts, with the extra length your way over the max. The formula for solving if you know your algebra is watts=amps time volts. Looking at the bottom of your relay , it should be wired like this;
Relay
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For Accessory
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| |
I+ --> | | <---Ground
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| B+
Good luck
I hooked up a trailer with a short in the trailer wiring and lost my head lights and tail lights. checked all fuses ok, took it in to a garage and they think its the whole fuse box / control module. any ideas on problem and fix ???
thanks rv
Get it fixed.
Drive only during the day.
Or hard wire the system so everything works from your switch. If you have the headlight delay feature, by passing the moduel will eliminate this feature. Good luck with it.
I do have brake lights, hazzard lights, change all light bulbs in the tail lights again, change the fuse in slot 18 with a 5amp fuse, plus I do have front parking lights and hazzards and headlights. But no tails and license plate lights. I did locate the conector for the wiring harnes also and i wiggle it hoping something will happen but to no avail.
Seems no fuse are getting blown. Licenses plate bulbs look good too. I am still stump. Any suggest now besides checking the power and ground?
How much would a wire harness cost from the back to front?
Be care whenever you chage shocks that no one melts your wires.
P.S. any where I can get a diagram of the wire harness of the F150 series?
I have a new one now that was under warranty but it would be nice to figure why the right side seals are going bad.
Any sugestion.