Where Is The Headlight Relay Switch On A 97 Ford Taurus Wagon
Posted in Headlight Accessories | Asked on Aug 24, 2010
So the low beams have stopped working on our 1997 Ford Taurus wagon. The high beams still work, but only if you hold the turn signal arm in the “flash my high beams at people” position. I’ve checked the fuses, and they are fine. We think this happened when I drove over a curb in a parking lot. Either way, I’m pretty sure both the right and left lights stopped working at the same time (which makes me think it’s not the bulbs). I’ve heard of something called the headlight relay switch that might be the culprit, but I don’t know where to find it on this vehicle. I managed to find the owners manual online, but it doesn’t have that level of detail on where the switches are located.
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There is no headlamp relay on a Taurus. The only things in common on a Taurus without auto lamps that can take out high and low beams if the bulbs are good are the headlamp switch, the multifunction switch (turn signal switch), or the power circuit between the headlamp switch and multifunction switch. The reason the flash to pass still works is the power bypasses the headlamp switch.
Probably the multi-functon switch(turn sig/high beam switch) has failed or a wire has pulled out a connector on the back of the switch.