Check your owners manual. If you don't have one copy & paste this link. http://www.genuineservice.com/genuineservice/en/gloveboxresults
check the bulbs if that does not work,check your wiring harness.i had the same thing happen to me and it was my wiring harness
The headlights on a 1997 Ford Explorer XLT is adjusted using screws behind the lights. One is located on the top and side to allow for full control.
On a 1997 Ford Explorer : The push button switch to turn on and off the fog lights is in ( the center stack of the dash , to the right of the radio )
Owner's manual.
I'm not a mechanic, but I believe the GEM (generic electronic module) controls the operation of the warning lights and chimes, among other things on your Explorer. It should be located in the centre stack area of your dash, either to the left or behind your radio, visible when the radio is removed. It has plug in wiring harnesses connected to it.
The temperature control module for a 1997 Ford explorer is the unit that controls all of the heat and ac functions. If it is not operating properly, then the heat ac and defrost will work improperly or not at all.
Underneath the Explorer , below the drivers door , mounted on the frame rail
The fuel pump relay for your 1997 Ford Explorer - is the # 6 relay in the power distribution box in your engine compartment
on my 1995 4.0 L OHV it is located below the alternator
underneath the Explorer , below the drivers door , mounted on the frame rail
location # 27 - 10 amp fuse - red color
the location of the hazard lights is on top of the steering colum.