Break lights, turn signals, flashers not working. Any ideas??

[MustangGrl]

So as I'm sure you've gathered from the title; my boyfriend's break lights, flashers and signals aren't working on his 98 GT. Reverse lights and running lights still work though. They stopped working right after we heard a weird grinding sound from inside the steering column. We went to Ford after he noticed all the lights were out, and the guy there said it could be the multifunction switch; but of course they won't give you an official answer unless you pay up. A friend of mine also looked at it and says that it could be the multifunction switch but the wipers still work, which he said was weird.

Any ideas?

[jthorn9]

Probably a blown fuse. There are two fuse boxes, one under the hood by the winshield washer reservoir, the other on the drivers side in the car on the left side just a little above the hood release latch.

[gvervoren]

It's possible that it could be the multifunction switch cause when they go bad, weird things can happen. Some stuff could work and not others such as his lights situation. For instance, the one in our truck is going bad but the only thing that is affected is the blinker relay. It goes crazy once in awhile but everything else works just fine. They could be quite pricey to replace too.

Do the taillights work when you have the headlights on? If the taillights don't work but the dash lights do, then it is mostly likely not the fuse. Usually those two are on the same fuse.

[MustangGrl]

The all the lights work execpt for the signals. And it is definatly not a fuse, we both looked at every single fuse and had other people look at them too.

[gvervoren]

If it's just the directionals, did you check the flasher relay? Can you hear the relay clicking when you turn on the directionals?

[MustangGrl]

No clicking, and it's also the break lights that are out.