Hi, This is my first post here. So here's my dilemma. This truck (1996 xlt, 2wd) sat since 2012. The turn signals and hazards would work but sometimes not. If you jiggle the switch, it would work again. My conclusion was corrosion in the multi-function switch. So today I bought a new one and installed it. All functions work like new. Left, right, front, rear, signals and flashers work great. All lights are new with new bulbs. headlights work high and low, dimmer works, all dash lights on and work, all preamble lights function as intended...but, the green arrow turn indicators in the bezel don't work now for either the turns or the hazards. They just don't light up. At first i thought maybe this truck didn't come with them. That's odd because i have them on my other 96 ranger xlt 4wd. Closely looking with a flashlight, i found and can see where the arrows are, but they don't light up and flash. Any ideas why this is happening? Bad switch even though it's new? Is there a wire i missed? only 2 plugs on it so i don't see how.

 

Welcome to the forum

The 3 bulbs on one side, front ,rear and dash, for turn signals all use the same wire OUT of the multi-function switch<< the part you changed

Its "possible" Ford wired dash bulbs directly to the multi-function switch so there would be 2 wires at each OUT to turn bulbs

Diagram below
You can see there is a light green/white wire OUT for Left turn
And a white/light blue wire OUT for right turn

Each is spliced and goes to the 3 bulbs, having 2 bad splices would be an extreme long shot

But have a look at the connector on the multi-function switch to make sure there is only 1 each of these wires on the connector, if there are 2 then maybe that multi-function switch is the wrong one, but.........you can just jumper the 2 "same color" wires together


Other thing is that the 2 turn signal bulbs in the dash are bad or corroded, you have never seen them working so.........................

 

Thank you. I checked those wires to see if they were sending power out to the cluster. They were. I took the cluster out and pulled the bulbs. Tested on the circuit board for power reaching the bulbs. Yup power! Checked the bulbs with test wires at the battery, yup they lit, not burned out. So, took the bulbs out of the sockets and scuffed up the contacts both on the bulbs themselves and the sockets. Put them back in and wa-la! My green arrows are working again. Now to put the dash all back together. grrrrr.

 

Good work

But had to be done
I would replace the 6 back light bulbs while dash is out

 

I did. I Put Led's in the dash and heater controls...Now the dash lights up bright blue with the white/clear needles... looks awesome! Matches my blue stereo light.

 

Good stuff