It can and does. I had a 2021 Ford Transit with a non working front passenger turn signal. I figured at best maybe a bad assembly, at worst, maybe something was

It can and does. I had a 2021 Ford Transit with a non working front passenger turn signal. I figured at best maybe a bad assembly, at worst, maybe something was up with lighting module. Nope. Turns out the light shorted and killed my cluster while it was at it. It was under warranty so no cost there, but it would’ve easily set me back almost $2k for parts and labor. I work on cars a lot, and if I wasn’t a software engineer, I’d be a mechanic (I’m actually going to be opening a restoration shop in the next few years). Basically every system on the CAN bus is integrated with every other system and even if they aren’t, there is a ton of cross pollination of systems you’d never expect. That same van had a feature that would turn down the a/c blower if you received a phone call so as to not be too loud. Neat feature but i was just counting the days before that somehow cause my radio, a/c or car control module to go belly up.