double_tap_that

Hi fellow fordies, well i will try to explain my issue, i have a 2001 focus 1.8 td di, actually an ex police car ( funny how many people slow down when i drive ) anyway, i noticed recently i lost by rear braking lights, reverse light, rear wiper, plus rear wash, oh and the full beam doesnt seem to work neither, now i already checked the fuses and they were fine, so im hoping this is a common fault with an easy solution? my only concern is no braking lights, rest i can live with, well until the mot runs out in feb 2014, oh and both front eletric windows packed in, apart from that, its mechanically good, no oil drips no smoke, no knocking etc, but then i suppose being an ex police car i guess they replaced parts quickly and on a daily process,
Thanks
Gary

louis_2012

Have you checked the fuses behind the glovebox? Fuse 42 is brake lights.. i changed one on a friends the other day

doga-ot

iTrader: (1)

Relay!!!!

whizzisat114

iTrader: (2)

Passenger side foot well there is a big square plug and socket (the socket stays in the door pillar)

Make sure the 10mm bolt that holds them together is tight , also there are two earth's on the rear panel if you take off the cover

st220kyle

Do any of the lights work at the back? Seems odd most of your issues are at the rear of the car, sounds like you could have a bad earth, check if you have (-) at one of the rear light clusters.

doga-ot

iTrader: (1)

He also says no main beam

bagginsRSturbo

iTrader: (1)

Try the stalk as I had the same problem it was the stalk

double_tap_that

Ok now driving back this evening i went to turn on my headlights and now they arnt working! so basically i have no rear braking lights no headlights no full beam it seems to be going one by one! but i will check the suggestions above tomorrow and see if it helps, thanks guys..

double_tap_that

...Update, problem found and resolved, it was the R1 relay, under the bonnet, lost its earth somehow?!, so my local elec tech chap re-routed the earth and wayhay, i have my e/w, fans, rear wash/wipe, brake lights headlights back to normal, cost?? £50 cash, but a relief to find out the reason so anyone else might have same problem might be a usefull reference etc,
Thanks