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Anonymous Posted on Feb 18, 2013

Marker lights and dash lights not working

I have a 1996 Mercury Sable and the dash lights and marker lights are not working. The head lights work . I checked the fuses and they are good. Pulled out the headlight switch and replaced it and still not working. I jumped the wires and was able to get the marker lights on but when I put in a different headlight switch they still dont work

  • Anonymous Feb 18, 2013

    the bulbs are working and I am getting power out of the wires. I jumped from the hot wire and was able to get the marker lights to come on

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I'm showing a brown wire coming out of the headlight switch on 96-99 models going to the park lights.
Do you have power on that circuit leaving the headlight switch ?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 09, 2008

SOURCE: headlights and dash light dont work

You would have to check and see if you are getting any power out of the light switch. There is a seperate wire for the headlights and the dash lights.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 29, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 s10 headlights will not come on all the time

are you sure the bulbs are o.k.? if they dont work on both high and low you have ground wiring problem. ground the black wire at the plug with lights on.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 23, 2009

SOURCE: Taillights are not working

check for voltage in the socket. positive is the center connection. if you have no voltage there, then you may be right. Make sure that you check the wires.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 30, 2009

SOURCE: headlights work but dash and tail lights dnt

look for the relay for the parking light

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 06, 2009

SOURCE: 97 Ford E250 Running lights and dash lights not working

best bet is get a WIRING DIAGRAM. you should have current (12 volts) on both sides of the fuse that works the tailights.if not there is probably a broken wire or a shorted wire leading up to the fuse. you kinda need the wiring diagram so u can see in which order the current "flows" which will help point u in the right direction.

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