10 of the 1,531 complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer are about the lighting — 1% of everything reported for this model year.
10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGH BEAMS ACT AS LOW BEAMS ALL THE TIME, UNLESS YOU PULL THE BRIGHTS TOWARDS YOU AND HOLD WHICH IS ALSO A FATALITY.
NHTSA complaint #10627689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH HEATS UP SO HOT THAT WIRES AND PLUG IN MELT,BURN AND CRACK CAUSING LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE THAT COULD GO UNKNOWN CAUSING A CRASH OR FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10332098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WA SNOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
NHTSA complaint #8008633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TWICE. THE CURRENT SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE ORIGINAL SWUTCH WAS REPLACED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SECOND INCIDENT ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO THE LIGHTS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. CURRENTLY THE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AFTER THE PEDAL IS RELEASED. ALL THREE INCIDENTS THE BRAKES PERFORMED NORMALLY. THERE IS A SIDE EFFECT THAT OCCURS, THE BROADCAST RADIO WILL CUT OFF INTERMITTANTLY. THIS IS THE WAY I HAVE LEARNED OF THE SWITCH MALFUNCTION. NOTE, BOTH REPLACEMENT SWITCHES WERE PURCHASED AT A REPUTABLE AUTO PARTS STORE AND WERE MANUFACTURED FOR THIS VEHICLE. BOTH SWITCES WERE INSTALLED BY A TRAINED SEVICE TECHNICIAN.
NHTSA complaint #754990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER STATES INTERIOR DOME LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED.
NHTSA complaint #562545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
FAILS ABOUT EVERY 3 YEARS. SWITCH FAILS AND THEN NO BRAKELIGHTS. IO HAVE SEEN OTHER EXPLORERS NEAR THE SAME YEAR WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #742358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CALIPERS STICK AND GRIND UP ROTORS,SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT RELEASE, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH GOES BAD, ACCELERATOR PEDDAL STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #725468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON DURING TURNS/LANE CHANGES.
NHTSA complaint #519101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
GOT IN VEHICLE AT NIGHT, PULLED LIGHT SWITCH; STARTED DRIVING; HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR NO REASON; PLAYED WITH IT AWHILE & EVERY DAY TO TURN ON LIGHT. HIGH BEAMS WORK; HOLDS SWITCH TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON; WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #813264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #985205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.