Dash lights, turn signals/tail lights

[guitar]

Ok so randomly after work my dash lights, fogs, turn signals, and tail lights stopped working. Checked the fuses worked perfectly fine. It says that all those things are on the same fuse as the rear defrost but that randomly still works. Does anyone have any idea what it would be?? im completely lost here

 

[ctwrench]

I had a similar issue with my '85 Mustang. The solution was to put a relay in the circuit. The switch would heat up and the lights would go out. The first time it happened, I was on a 3 mile long 2 lane bridge in the middle of nowhere around midnight. That was fun. Anyway, power out from the headlight switch powers the relay. Take power from the battery to power the outbound side of the relay, and the other terminal goes to the headlamps. Make sure the relay is rated high enough to handle the load. I don't recall the size I used, but I would go at least 5 amps over the rating of the fuse on that circuit. Good luck!

 

[Art5]

so are all the fuses ok though?

 

[AREA 91]

Sounds like you need a head light switch.

 

[guitar]

are all the headlight switches universal for that year of taurus?

 

[mroldan9]

are all the headlight switches universal for that year of taurus?

Yes. Anyway have you fixed the problem??.. My car seems to have a very similar problem (no dash lights, tail lights, license plate lights, or corner lights).