texashale
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My wife has a 98 Ranger. For a couple of weeks, when she would turn the left turn signal on, there would be a buzzing noise coming from under the dash, and no turn signal. She would jiggle the steering wheel and it would work right. Well, about a week ago, when she got to work, she pressed on the brake peddle, and the engine died. It took a few tries to get it started again. She had to open the door, and the door ajar light and the dome light started flickering, and there was a relay behind the glove box that was clicking with the lights.
Toady, I went to get the truck from her work, and had these observations. The door ajar/domelight/relay, seemed to be something to do with the passengers door. I opened and closed it a few times and it finally stopped. When I would press the brake, the engine would die. I disconnected the vacuum line to the brake booster, and had her press the brake and it still died. I disconnected the brake light connector on the front of the master cylinder, and it still would die when pressing the brake I discovered the AC compressor was on, that is another story for later, so I turned it off and then when the brakes are pressed it just runs rough.) Also, when the headlights are on, the engine runs really rough (it seems like the PCM is not even working at all.) It won't rev, and eventually will die. OK, there's more. Left turn signal still buzzes not turn signal, right turn signal on and the turn signal lights, but both the red turn signal light and the amber marker light on the right rear blink brightly. It was then, that I noticed that as long and the truck is on, both the amber marker lights on the back are on dimly.
I opened up the dash and the steering column, and there was nothing obvious, except, there is a violet or lavender colored plastic piece with a wire to it that rides on the outside of the ignition switch, that when it is grounded, a chime goes off, like the key in the ignition. I disconnected the turn signal/hazard switch assy., but the marker lights were still on. I reconnected it, and it seemed like it was running better, without running rough with the lights/brakes, so I decided to try to get it home, where I could work on it better. We got it home, but it would not accelerate when the lights were on (it was at night,) and would start to die, so I would have to turn the lights off, and it would run fine.
So, that is where I am right now. Sorry this is so long. I would appreciate any help anyone could provide. I am not a Ford guy, so I know next to nothing about them and their quirks... Thanks again.
Toady, I went to get the truck from her work, and had these observations. The door ajar/domelight/relay, seemed to be something to do with the passengers door. I opened and closed it a few times and it finally stopped. When I would press the brake, the engine would die. I disconnected the vacuum line to the brake booster, and had her press the brake and it still died. I disconnected the brake light connector on the front of the master cylinder, and it still would die when pressing the brake I discovered the AC compressor was on, that is another story for later, so I turned it off and then when the brakes are pressed it just runs rough.) Also, when the headlights are on, the engine runs really rough (it seems like the PCM is not even working at all.) It won't rev, and eventually will die. OK, there's more. Left turn signal still buzzes not turn signal, right turn signal on and the turn signal lights, but both the red turn signal light and the amber marker light on the right rear blink brightly. It was then, that I noticed that as long and the truck is on, both the amber marker lights on the back are on dimly.
I opened up the dash and the steering column, and there was nothing obvious, except, there is a violet or lavender colored plastic piece with a wire to it that rides on the outside of the ignition switch, that when it is grounded, a chime goes off, like the key in the ignition. I disconnected the turn signal/hazard switch assy., but the marker lights were still on. I reconnected it, and it seemed like it was running better, without running rough with the lights/brakes, so I decided to try to get it home, where I could work on it better. We got it home, but it would not accelerate when the lights were on (it was at night,) and would start to die, so I would have to turn the lights off, and it would run fine.
So, that is where I am right now. Sorry this is so long. I would appreciate any help anyone could provide. I am not a Ford guy, so I know next to nothing about them and their quirks... Thanks again.