Electrical problem ( rear lights and dash lights)

[and1ne13]

I was going around my day to day run as I do and noticed the dashboard lights were not on, after some inspection I seen the rear lights were not working.

I checked the reverse light, hazards and brake light and they all work fine which I found strange.

I have had a look at the fusebox and checked there were a couple fuses out but nothing to do with the rear lights.

I am pretty confused and no electrian so any help could be a great help as i need the lights for the van ..

[KH_Towbars]

when you say dashboard lights what do you mean? is it when the dials light up when it is dark, do your sidelights work on the front? A bit more detail on the vehicle?

[dodgy01]

the dash illumination is on the same curcit as the sidelights so prob a fuse or a faulty switch

[KH_Towbars]

the dash illumination is on the same curcit as the sidelights so prob a fuse or a faulty switch

Thats exactly what I was coming to, I know that Iveco have problems with faulty switch and ford make iveco if im not mistaken

[dodgy01]

you are spot on there

[KH_Towbars]

you are spot on there

but 1st obvious thing is to chech all the fuses so do this 1st before taking your dashboard apart!

[Trojan]

You didn't say on what van, but on my Mk4, it was the light stalk - just got a replacement from a scrapper, and fitted it (two torx screws to remove the old one, after taking off the column cowl).

If it's not a fuse, this is the most likely to be up with it (for some reason, Ford decided to run all the power for sidelights, dashboard lights and rear-lights through the switch, but the dipped beam through a relay!).

[Vee4]

You should always prefix a query with details of your van. If it's a Mk5, this is quite common:

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