New Ignition switch Install. 07 Sport Trac

[kcirtap]

Well after a few months of living with the problem. Finally got around to buying a switch and installing. Motivation was fact that local ford's were asking 90$ for part, scored new one on ebay for 19.99$ plus 9$ shipping. Was a steal, no one else bid. Part # 98AZ-11572-A or SW-6343.



The Problem i was having, was that every time i hit a large bump or pothole (and god knows we have our share of those here in Quebec) the interior lights would come on. I would have to wiggle my key to get lights to go off. Even just hitting the steering column would trigger it. All good now.



Here are a few pic. This was a really simple job.



First off. Disconnect the battery for about 15mins to discharge the SRS system





Switch and instructions

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remove these 2 screws

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Remove these 3 screws

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Here is the faulty switch

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Remove connecter on side. Then push in the two tabs one on top other bottem of switch and pull out to remove.

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Removed

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Part number already posted above

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New switch installed and pluged back in

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reinstall cover in reverse order of removal and :banana::driving:



Hope this helps someone

 

[kevinbakon]

....I dealt with the dome light for months before I pin-pointed the problem and had to do this same exact repair.... Nice write-up

 

[kcirtap]

thanks. yeah hopefully this helps someone. Such an odd problem, but such an easy fix once u know what is causing it.

 

[Cappy]

Well after a few months of living with the problem. Finally got around to buying a switch and installing. Motivation was fact that local ford's were asking 90$ for part, scored new one on ebay for 19.99$ plus 9$ shipping. Was a steal, no one else bid. Part # 98AZ-11572-A or SW-6343.



The Problem i was having, was that every time i hit a large bump or pothole (and god knows we have our share of those here in Quebec) the interior lights would come on. I would have to wiggle my key to get lights to go off. Even just hitting the steering column would trigger it. All good now.



Here are a few pic. This was a really simple job.



First off. Disconnect the battery for about 15mins to discharge the SRS system





Switch and instructions

[Broken External Image]:



remove these 2 screws

[Broken External Image]:



Remove these 3 screws

[Broken External Image]:



Here is the faulty switch

[Broken External Image]:



Remove connecter on side. Then push in the two tabs one on top other bottem of switch and pull out to remove.

[Broken External Image]:



Removed

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Part number already posted above

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New switch installed and pluged back in

[Broken External Image]:



reinstall cover in reverse order of removal and :banana::driving:



Hope this helps someone

Can you repost the pictures of the repair. Having yhe same issue with my 07

 

[Cappy]

Can you repost the pictures of the repair? Having the same isasues. Is it the switch or the lockset that needs changing?

Thanks, Cappy