amhemmer
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- City, State
- Beloit, WI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Ford Explorer
We have a '97 Explorer with multiple issues that I believe are probably connected, just not even sure where to start. We don't have a lot of money, so would love to troubleshoot/fix ourselves if possible. We've had the truck about 2 years and all this started about 6 months ago...
The first issue is the interior dash lights, radio lights, door lock lights and other accessory lights. They randomly fade in and out, blink on and off or just don't come on at all. The only lights that work regularly are the warning lights in the dash cluster (parking brake, airbags, 4WD, etc...)
Second issue is the power locks. We can unlock all of the doors normally by pushing the unlock buttons, but can only lock doors by going around and physically locking the doors. Also, the keypad entry on the driver's door is now completely unresponsive.
The third issue is the most serious one. We have no headlights. All of the other lights (parking, brake, rear) work just fine. The high beams do not work when the lever is clicked into place (forward), but if we hold the lever back continuously while driving, the high beams will come on.
Like I said, this all just kind of started and progressed. I'm thinking this all has something to do with some wiring issue, but don't know where to start or what to look for. Any thoughts, advice, tips or how-tos would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading all of this!
The first issue is the interior dash lights, radio lights, door lock lights and other accessory lights. They randomly fade in and out, blink on and off or just don't come on at all. The only lights that work regularly are the warning lights in the dash cluster (parking brake, airbags, 4WD, etc...)
Second issue is the power locks. We can unlock all of the doors normally by pushing the unlock buttons, but can only lock doors by going around and physically locking the doors. Also, the keypad entry on the driver's door is now completely unresponsive.
The third issue is the most serious one. We have no headlights. All of the other lights (parking, brake, rear) work just fine. The high beams do not work when the lever is clicked into place (forward), but if we hold the lever back continuously while driving, the high beams will come on.
Like I said, this all just kind of started and progressed. I'm thinking this all has something to do with some wiring issue, but don't know where to start or what to look for. Any thoughts, advice, tips or how-tos would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading all of this!