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What fun!
I would first flush the old steering fluid and pour in Mobil1 ATF, a quart will do it. The grease/oil the steering column "U" joints. A leaking rack will show PS fluid at the bottom of the rack, and yes, they are a pain to replace.
The turn signal stalk is probably dead. You will need to invest in some Torx tools, the plastic suroundng the steering wheel has 4 Torx screws holding it together, 2 of them are very deep and hard to get out. The you can examine the stalk which is probably kaput. There are two different kinds, with or without cruise control - the turbo has cruise control, they are not interchangable.
Check the headlight bulbs for the low beam, make sure they are not burned out. They also act as DRLs so if they are on when the engine is running, there is a different problem, like a bad headlight switch? The dimmer switch for the instrument cluster is also known to fail, which causes all sorts of problems.
ABS failures are common with the 1996. The brakes will work just find, but no automatic modulation or skid control (which is only operational under 25mph). I sent my ABS module to Midwest ABS and got it back is just a couple of days, better than new for less than $80.
The ODO fails when a plastic gear breaks. I bought replacements on Ebay for $9.99 and free shipping. The hard part is removing the instrument cluster. If you find someone with a good VIDA/DICE code reader, have them check the miles in the instrument cluster memory - I did that before replacing the gear and adjusting the mileage display.
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Keeping it running is better than buying new
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