Q: 01 Ford Taurus replace starter, battery and alternator now blinkers, windows,door locks,horn don't work alarm don't beep
I replaced the starter,battery,and alternator in my fiance's 01 Ford Taurus when I was done she went to drive car to store and noticed that the horn,blinkers, windshield wipers,power windows don't work, door locks only work with key fob or when car is off , the beep when lock car with key fob no longer works , left blinker light stays on if turn key backwards car makes weird clicking sound from fuse box. I have replaced relays all fuses checked wiring between doors installed new ignition switch relay still acting the same. Thought maybe bad ground somewhere any help would be greatly appreciated
My car has 175000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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