No tail lights!

oldyellerrt · Post by **oldyellerrt** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:07 pm

All lights but tail lights are working, I changed the bulbs, and checked every fuse, any ideas?

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:34 pm

Does the licence plate lamp work?

oldyellerrt · Post by **oldyellerrt** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:49 pm

No it does not

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:11 pm

Chances are the MFS and/or connector is bad.

You may need to pull the column cover off and check the connector. The black/yellow wire from the MFS goes back to the tail lights and the licence light. If the connector looks good (not melted), and there is no power from the BK/YL wire, then the switch is bad. The fuse box in the car, fuse 15 feeds the MFS for the headlights and parking lights. If it was blown you wouldn't have any front lights either.

OB · Post by OB » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:36 pm

occasional demons wrote:Chances are the MFS and/or connector is bad.

You may need to pull the column cover off and check the connector. The black/yellow wire from the MFS goes back to the tail lights and the licence light. If the connector looks good (not melted), and there is no power from the BK/YL wire, then the switch is bad. The fuse box in the car, fuse 15 feeds the MFS for the headlights and parking lights. If it was blown you wouldn't have any front lights either.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:15 pm

howdy stranger!

oldyellerrt · Post by **oldyellerrt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:28 am

So if it's that, do I just replace the wire?
And what causes it

Post by **Canada** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:54 am

That harness is notorious for melting at the MFS. If you have several melted wires, Chrysler sells a replacement kit for it, or you can patch it yourself. I find that sometimes its the MFS thats shorting and causing it to happen.

There's a few "How-To's" online for rebuilding the MFS or you can just purchase a new one.

oldyellerrt · Post by **oldyellerrt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:30 am

Dumb question, but what is the mfs and what does it look like. I know my soon tinted his tails, and installed a sub box, but I don't think either would have messed it up

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:14 am

Multi function switch. The headlight/wiper controls. The light and wiper switch are two separate parts tho, you need not buy both.

Gnuserup · Post by **Gnuserup** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:31 pm

If it is just the plug look here:

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oldyellerrt · Post by **oldyellerrt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:10 pm

Well, I found the problem, someone cut the black and yellow wire by the fire wall, hooked it back up, and I got tail lights now! Go to start it and it does, freaking timing belt went out! Arg!!!

OB · Post by OB » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:28 pm

What's up Bill what's new?

oldyellerrt - Someone CUT the wires?! Damn. Might need an engine if the timing belt broke, bad news.

mjrpaine · Post by **mjrpaine** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:59 pm

I think that is one downfall to our engines. I miss driving my Ford Probe GT for that reason. Anything under 3k rpms wouldnt ruin the engine ... wish these were the same ... lol

oldyellerrt · Post by **oldyellerrt** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:34 am

Well my wife started it, and it died, i'm hopeful since it wasn't running, it is savable. Then this morning, I go out and get in my Srt, and both back tires I installed last night are flat, so at 5:45 a.m. i'm dog a NASCAR, 2 tire pit stop

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:56 am

It really depends on where the cam was when it broke. Odds are against no valves being bent. You may be replacing 4 valves, two valves, or overall, being cheaper/faster, a rebuilt cylinder head. Plus all the timing/water pump related stuff.

But that stuff is for another thread. I think we have gotten this one far enough OT.