Ford F-250 headlight problems

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Daytime running lamps failed

NHTSA complaint #11648609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, ONLY CAN BE MANUALLY TURNED ON. THE CARGO LIGHTS AND HIGH BRAKE LIKE NO LONGER WORK AS WELL WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CENTER HIGH BRAKE LIGHT. TURNS OUT A LOT OF 2012 F250 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSED BY THE BCM. BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT APPEARS THAT A DESIGN FLAW LETS WATER DRIP ON THE MODULE WHICH EVENTUALLY MAKES IT NO LONGER OPERATE AS EXPLAINED BY SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS I'VE CONTACTED. THE 2011 F250 HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11387243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT OUT, NO HIGH BEAMS, NO DRIVING LIGHTS AT ALL, NO BLINKERS ETC. THE FLASHERS WORKED ONLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUED TO RUNTURNED KEY BACK ON AND TURNED FLASHERS OFF AND SPUTTERED AND DIED, BUT THEN ONLY THE MIRROR AND TAIL LIGHT FLASHERS WORKED, NOTHING IN THE FRONT WORKED. WHEN ATTEMTED TO CHECK TO SEE IF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON OR FLASHERS THE WRENCH ICON WOULD APPEAR, ALL INSTRUMENT WARNING CAME ON TO CHECK BREAK SYSYTEM BUT STILL NO LIGHTS OR FLASHER. THIS WAS AN ETREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT WE WERE IN A DARK RURAL AREA ON A 2 LANE HWY AND COULD NOT SEE A THING. THE VEHICLE INTERMITITNGLY WILL NOT START AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. ALSO BACK UP SENSOR WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY AT TIMES, THE SOONEST WE CAN GET VEHICLE YO YHE SHOP IS NEXT TUESDAY.

NHTSA complaint #11375363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED ALL AFTERNOON AT WORK. UPON LEAVING WORK THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE THAT WENT ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING BUT ONCE THE VEHICAL WAS STOPPED I SAW THAT THE UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T TIRE HAD BEEN THE ISSUE. IT HAD TREAD SEPERATION AND HAD DESTROYED THE BED OF MY TRUCK WHEN IT CAME APART.

NHTSA complaint #11229963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

I BOUGHT A USED 2012 F250 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT HAD NO DOME, CARGO, OR MAP LIGHTS BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED NORMAL. AFTER REPLACING BULBS, DIMMER SWITCH, AND CHECKING ALL FUSES I TOOK IN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE CAB, IT BURNED OUT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AKA BCM. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THESE TRUCKS LEAK WATER FROM WINDSHIELD OR FIREWALL. I PAID 650 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #11120775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DIMMER SWITCH SHUTS OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT

NHTSA complaint #11075204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE ON, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE ACTIVATED; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA complaint #10897881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

AUTO HEADLAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS DON'T WORK. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. DOME LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN DOOR OPEN. FUEL GAGE STUCK ON FULL. IS IT THE VSM?

NHTSA complaint #10818553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA complaint #10746508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE DASH LIGHTS ARE AUTO TURN ON/OFF, THERE IS NO MANUAL CONTROL. THIS WORKS GREAT IN TOTAL DARKNESS, SINCE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS. IN THE DAYTIME, WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TREES AND CANYONS THE DASH LIGHTS ARE OFF, YOU CAN NOT TURN THEM ON WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR ANY OTHER MANUAL MEANS. THE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, OR ANY OF YOUR GAUGES. MONITORING YOUR SPEED IS A MAIN FEATURE WHEN YOU DRIVE, AND I DOUBT THAT MY SHERIFF WILL EXCUSE ME FOR SPEEDING BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT GOING TOO FAST INTO A CURVE CAN CAUSE YOU TO ROLL THE VEHICLE, AND I CANNOT SEE MY DASH PANEL SINCE I DRIVE THROUGH THE FOREST AND CANYONS EVERYDAY WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE. THERE IS A LIGHT SENSOR ON THE DASH BOARD, THAT IF YOU PUT A RAG OVER IT, THE DASH PANEL WILL LIGHT UP. IT SEEMS INSANE TO HAVE TO PUT A TOWEL ON THE DASH OF A $45,000 VEHICLE AND OVER RIDE THE COMPUTER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED IT OUT 4 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS WORKING AS THE TRUCK WAS BUILT TO BE. THE ENGINEERS THEY HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH SAY IT IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. FOR THE MONEY AND THE SAFETY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON THESE LIGHTS. NOT ALL TRIM LEVELS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I SHOULD BE HELD HOSTAGE BY A COMPUTER. THANKS. 2013 IS NOT THE ONLY AFFECTED YEAR FOR THE F250 XLT TRIM UPDATED 10/21/15

NHTSA complaint #10735261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS TRAVELLING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. A FORD F-250 WAS IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT. AS MY LANE WAS PICKING UP SPEED, HIS LANE WAS SLOWING DOWN. SUDDENLY, HE CHANGED LANES RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH HE DID HAVE HIS TURN SIGNAL ON, I DID NOT SEE IT, DUE TO IT BEING THE SAME COLOR AS HIS ON/OFF BRAKE LIGHTS. TO ADD ON TO THAT, HE HAD HIS TAILLIGHTS ON, MAKING HIS TURN SIGNAL INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM HIS RUNNING LIGHTS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. AFTER RESEARCHING, I CONCLUDED I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT FAULT IF I HAD HIT HIS TRUCK, EVEN THOUGH HE DANGEROUSLY SWITCHED LANES WITH A BARELY VISIBLE TURN SIGNAL. I ASSUME THE REASON I DID NOT ANTICIPATE HIS MANEUVER IS BECAUSE MY BRAIN RECOGNIZED THE DIM TURN SIGNAL AS THE DRIVER TAPPING ON HIS BRAKES (AS ONE OFTEN DOES IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC). IT SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL FOR CAR MANUFACTURES TO PIGGY BACK TURN SIGNALS ONTO BRAKE LIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN A CAR (THIS F-250 FOR EXAMPLE) USES A SINGLE BULB FOR THREE PURPOSES (BRAKE/TURN/TAIL LAMP), IT CREATES CONFUSION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. ORANGE/YELLOW/AMBER TURN SIGNALS REDUCE THE TIME FOR THE BRAIN TO REALIZE THIS CAR IS INTENDING TO TURN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN A FRACTION OF A SECOND COULD MEAN AVOIDING A DEADLY ACCIDENT. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS, I REALIZED MY OWN CAR HAS THE SAME SETUP! (2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I HAVE HAD MANY INSTANCES OF CONFUSION OVER THIS, BUT THIS CLOSE CALL BROUGHT ME TO SAY SOMETHING OVER THIS LACK OF EFFORT TO PROTECT AMERICAN DRIVERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PROPERLY, AS IT IS A SIMPLE REGULATION THAT COULD HELP SAVE LIVES. I FOUND OUT THAT AMERICAN/CANADA ARE THE ONLY COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT MANDATE AMBER TURN SIGNALS. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO PROTECT AMERICAN DRIVERS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10723204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING ALSO LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WITH FULL TANK OF FUEL.

NHTSA complaint #10638130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

GOING 55MPH THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND SHIMMING. ALL LIGHTS GO IN AND OUT AND BLOWS WHENEVER ANYTHING IS HOOKED UP.

NHTSA complaint #10611014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE FORD F250 HAS NO PROVISION FOR ILLUMINATING THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS IN DAYLIGHT. ALL OF THE CONTROLS FOR HEADLIGHT, PARKING LIGHT, ETC. REQUIRE THE SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD TO BE REPORTING DARK CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO NIGHT TIME. THIS OBSERVATION WAS CONFIRMED BY FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO ADDED THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONDITION. EVEN ON BRIGHT DAYS, THE SHADOWS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN BE DEEP ENOUGH TO PREVENT THEIR BEING READ. THESE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDE THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAGES, AND ON-BOARD WARNING/DISPLAY. THIS IS A DELIBERATE DESIGN CHANGE FROM EARLIER MODELS. FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL SAID, " I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY THEY WOULD DO THIS". THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAN BE MADE TO LIGHT DURING DAYLIGHT ONLY BY BLOCKING THE DASHBOARD LIGHT SENSOR. A CRUMPLED BLACK PLASTIC BAG IS EFFECTIVE. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A VALID REASON FOR KEEPING THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS OFF WHENEVER ANY OF THE HEADLAMPS ARE ON. THE INABILITY TO READ THE INSTRUMENTS IS A CONSTANT DISTRACTION AND REDUCES THE DRIVER'S EFFECTIVE VIEW OF THE ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10568472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT TURNING SIGNALS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY AND WHEN BRAKING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLIED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E025000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BU T WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED ALL OF THE FUSES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151000.

NHTSA complaint #10562115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 FORD F-250 PLATINUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DASH SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA complaint #10523082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SINCE 2006 AND BEFORE, I HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED INCIDENCES OF BATTERY FAILURES AND DASHBOARD WARNINGS. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN 2006 AT MY REQUEST. MY BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN 2006. I ALSO HAD A TEMPORARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ABOUT THIS TIME. I HAD BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN 2009 AND 2012. ON 11/02/2012 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY F250 ONLY TO DISCOVER ABOUT A PINT OF WATER IN THE FLOOR TRAY. I JUMP STARTED, CONTINUED THE TRIP ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEATER FAN STILL OPERATING! AFTER FURTHER CHECKS, MY FORD DEALER PROVIDED A TSB 04-23-9 WHICH HAD NO WARNING OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS OR DAMAGES AND NOT MAILED TO ME. I HAD THE DEFECT CORRECTED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND FORD WAS MAILED MY COMPLAINT ON 11/28/2012 AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH MAILING FOR SERVICE AND FORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO INFORM ME.

NHTSA complaint #10494344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM AND THE ROADWAY AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14000. UPDATED 09/26/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/27/12

NHTSA complaint #10472066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TAIL LIGHT APPEAR TO BE ILLUMINATED BY LOW ANGLE SUNLIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10231822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING HARNESS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A YEAR AGO, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN FREQUENTLY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,940.

NHTSA complaint #10214829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.