My 97 ford Taurus blinker quit then radio quit , wipers quit.

You need to take the Alternator in for a Bench check. The diodes are probably bad. Wiper switch or motor can be bad. Radio can be smoked.

For wiper motor, the contact points use a system where a derailer mechanically shifts the points to break contact. The contacts are probably fused.

your fiancee cut wires and probably causing a short which is dimming the lights and shorting the battery and stalling the engine.

Probably a short in the multifunction switch..The switch can cause problems with the brake lights,,the wipers,,,and the blinkers

Have seen this many times before, need to replace transmission range selector switch (neutral safety switch).

My Moms car did the same thing. Her wipers wouldn't work either. I had to replace the neutral safety switch.

Not sure what sort of problem your having because you havent stated but as this is a american market vehicle where the stop lights are also the indicator turn signal and on this type of set up you could have a problem with the stop light switch but without more information its difficult to say .

Check the corresponding fuse in the fuse box. If fine, could be the multi function switch that controls/adjusts wipers, blinkers, high beams, etc.. Hope this helps.

this is all to common a problem with the wipers, it is caused by the combination wiper switch, it makes connection all by itself, Ford has issued a TSB (tenhnical service bulliten) on this problem, replace the switch.

I have a 1996 Ford Taurus with a similar malfunction the intermittent wiper function is erratic, but the wipers park properly. I'm the original owner & this malfunction was in the car from the factory. I have a regular Ford Dealership manual & came to the conclusion that the Generic Electronic Module located behind the fuse panel is bad (computer glitch in programming) ! Ford Dealers want over $ 300.00 for a brand new module, I haven't checked with my local used auto parts recycler yet, but I know it will be less than the dealer price !

sounds like a bad ground through one of your lights, the right front or rear turn signal bulb.