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Old 03-29-2009, 11:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2002 Ford Explorer 4x4 - Tail/dash lights went out - PLEASE HELP I'm about to cry!!
Does anyone know the name of the module/fuse part that controls the tail lights, dash illumination/lights, the mirror lights, and the parking lights? Please please please help me! I just had a new car stereo put in my Ford Explorer 4x4. I'm pretty sure it is a SportTrac model. The year of make is 2002.

My dash lights have gone out. The speedometer, tachometer, and the air conditioning area where the heat/cool adjust is have all went dark. I have no lights on the mirrors when you would lock/unlock the vehicle. Now I notice that I have no tail lights! I have looked in the owners manual and I can not find any direction of where I could look to check to see if any fuses are blown.

PLEASE can someone help me? Tell me where to look/what to check/what to do next? Anyone who answers has no clue how appreciative I am of your help. I'm sick to my stomach thinking I have to pay a dealership to look at this for me. I can not drive when it is dark and this is not good! PLEASE PLEASE anyone who knows where to look and what to inspect for please give me any advice/information. Thank you sooooooooooooo much in advance!
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Old 03-30-2009, 12:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Go to https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...ls/default.asp , and download the owner manual for your car. Look in the "roadside emergency" section. It gives you a description and location of the interior fuses.
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Read from page 128 down, and check the corresponding fuses that might apply.
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pub.../02p27og4e.pdf
The link will not allow access to whatever you are trying to help me with. Says an invalid login. Will you please help with where to go to look at what you are mentioning? Thank you so much in advance.
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OK, it's fixed now. I was trying to get you a shortcut, but no cake.
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Ford-Forum community: Please continue giving me advice and suggestions. So far the information provided has not fixed the problem. Thank you all in advance!
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What is the module/fuse called that controls the tail lights and dash illumination lights? The dash lights, tail lights, mirror lights, and parking lights are out. Does anyone know the name of what they call the module/fuse that controls all of these components?
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You may be looking for something... delayed accessory or something like that.
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