NAC NAC Ford Van

Kneale Brownson kneale at coslink.net
Thu May 20 10:45:11 PDT 2010


Pulled the wife's Ford E150 campmobile out of its winter resting place 
in the barn and took it to the  dealer for "diagnosis" (a $102 fee) for 
a check engine light and a subsequent O2 sensor replacement (another 
$151 charge, including $68 for the sensor) and "computer update download 
from the factory" and learned that the mechanic changed the steering 
wheel tilt setting and the brake lights/turn signals/hazards no longer 
work.

Didn't feel like paying them another $150 to figure out why the turn 
signals worked just fine on the drive to the dealership, but wouldn't 
work after they moved the truck. The service writer did advise that 
moving the steering wheel tilt setting "might" have interrupted the 
connection.

I pulled the #11 fuse (which the owner book says is for the brake and 
"multifunction" circuit) and it looks intact. It's a 20 amp fuse (I 
think) that shows the whole loop of fusible material.

Anyone know what on the tilt system would cut off the turn signals? I 
need to fix this, but not at their prices.


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