We bought our Escape from a buy-here-pay-here place, and for the most part it's been running pretty well.

We have an event coming up and wanted to rent a uhaul trailer so we don't have to pile every single thing inside the vehicle, and renting a truck for the trip is out of the question.

A few months ago we rented a trailer to haul a wheelchair ramp, but when we hooked it up and the lights didn't work.
We finally got into the fuse box under the hood and -all- the fuses and relays for trailer lights are missing, but the Escape does have the wires off the back at the tow hitch.
What was missing were fuses 8 & 14, and relays 31C, 31D, & 31E
31B is also missing, but the info I found said it wasn't in use before, so I didn't worry about that one.

I bought the fuses and relays online, and was able to install the fuses, but the relays don't click into anything? The clips inside the fusebox housing are absent.

How can I replace those? I'm honestly not even sure what to google exactly, and we're not in a position to find a mechanic right now. Is this even something that the layperson can do or would it require wiring?

I can get pictures of the fuse box if needed.

We're located in KCMO, if that's relevant.


Thanks!

 

If our Moderator can supply us with a schematic wiring diagram, and suggestions ,pretty sure there can be some worthwhile suggestions relating to how to best handle this problem, thanks, Hayapower !