2001 Tail Lights inop...help!

[5greenmonkies]

2001 Ford Windstar, select tail lights will not function.All lights serviced by Fuse #7 have ceased to function (left rear turn lamp, right backup lamp, right stop lamp, right rear park lamp, right license lamp, left license lamp, and left backup lamp).Checked all bulbs and replaced any that were questionable but to no avail.

HELP!!!!

[tomj76]

if you have a multi-meter or even a continuity checker, you should start at the places you can easily access and check for power & ground. For example, remove the fuse #7 and probe the connections to check for B+ voltage.

Focus on places in the circuit that are common to all the components. Multiple failures are more likely to be caused by a single common thread. Without the schematic you'll have to look at the wiring and use some common sense to find the potential causes. Don't over look the return circuit for the lights. I once has a problem with my rear-window defogger (a different vehicle) that was caused by a missing ground wire on the cyclops brake light. The defogger would turn on very time the brakes were applied.

[5greenmonkies]

Got it, thx. I will be working on the van this weekend.