Bcm body control module is faulty so far my brights no longer work my fog lights no longer work and my left rear turn signal no longer works it is slowly getting worse taking out more and more components on the truck part is backorder with over 2070 of them requested threw ford with no update on when the part will be available
NHTSA complaint #11533755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-350 equipped with Guangzhou 9007 bulbs. The contact stated that upon installing the bulbs, he noticed that the low-beam and the high-beam bulbs provided similar illumination. The contact then received an email from Amazon notifying him of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21E004000 (Exterior Lighting). The contact was instructed to fill out a form on the manufacturer's website to receive replacement bulbs; however, the contact had yet to receive the replacement bulbs. The contact also made multiple attempts to reach the manufacturer by phone, but all the attempts were unsuccessful. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The bulbs were not replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. The VIN was not available.
NHTSA complaint #11439021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE HE WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR WHEN THE DOORS WERE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TYLER FORD (2626 S SW LOOP 323, TYLER, TX 75701, (800) 788-7876) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
NHTSA complaint #11291363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FREQUENTLY ON DAMP AND COLD DAYS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE WIPERS FAIL TO WORK. THE LIGHTS (HEAD, PARKING FOG, BLINKERS) ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK DON'T WORK. WHEN I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE TRUCK THE RADIO AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER I TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS. SOMETIMES THE RADIO RANDOMLY TURNS ON WHILE I'M NOT IN THE TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FREEZE UP AND THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. WHENEVER THE TRUCK IS TURNED ON THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD.
NHTSA complaint #11290749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY DOME AND RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS ON MY 2003 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY, 4 DOOR TRUCK, STAY ON WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND LOCKED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, THE DASH VEHICLE LIGHT IS RED SHOWING THAT ALL 4 DOORS ARE OPEN. ICAN BE PARKED OR MOVING, THE LIGHTS STAY ON. BOTH MY BATTERIES DRAIN. SO I HAV TO CARRY JUMPER CABLES.
NHTSA complaint #11232351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY(45-55MPH) VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS ALL STOP WORKING. THEY COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. NO CHANGE TO LITTLE CHANGE WHEN RE-STARTING. VEHICLE ALSO LOSES POWER AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO PAUSE AND GO, OVER AND OVER LIKE IT'S STRUGGLING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL FORD CERTIFIED MECHANICS WHO ARE BAFFLED.
NHTSA complaint #11229388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON MY WAY TO WORK THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND HAZZZARD LIGHTS NO BREAK LITES OR TURN SINGNALS THE FUSE PANEL WAS SMOKING AND COUSED A WRECK AT 60 MILES PER HOUR
NHTSA complaint #11035981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE EVENING WITH OUR HEADLIGHTS ON, WE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER BY THE STATE POLICE TO INFORM US WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO REAR RUNNING LIGHTS. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM I FOUND IT IS MOST LIKELY THE SAME AS RECALL NO. 11C18 MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. OUR MECHANIC ALSO AGREED THIS IS THE PROBLEM. BUT FORD SAYS OUR VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE SINCE SEEN TWO OTHER TRUCKS IDENTICAL TO OURS WITH NO REAR LIGHT AT NIGHT WHILE YET THEIR HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON.
NHTSA complaint #10903510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON MARCH 3RD, 2016 I STARTED DRIVING FROM PA TO ND ON I-90/94 DURING THE DAY WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW AND DRIZZLE AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROUTE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. AS I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP AND ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS LATER AFTER DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER THE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I CONTINUED BETWEEN CHICAGO AND ND. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS WET WEATHER AND AGAIN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT COME ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER AGAIN. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT HOURS INSTEAD OF NIGHT TIME BUT IF IT HAD BEEN DURING THE NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS FAILED IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10845535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE FUSE BOX AS BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TURN SIGNALS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #10575937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECURRING EVENT: REAR LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING. SOME OR ALL MAY FAIL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY WEATHER RELATED CONDITION. VEHICLE PLACED IN TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITIES WITH MULTIPLE 'FIXES' BEING MADE. NONE OF THOSE REPAIRS HAS WORKED AS A PERMANENT FIX. THE REAR LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE ON PANEL WARNING SYSTEMS. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT NIGHT, IN UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND WITH TRAILER TOW. WITH NO REAR LIGHTS THE TRUCK CANNOT BE SEEN BY OTHER APPROACHING DRIVERS AND NO INDICATION OF STOPPING OR TURNING CAN BE DETECTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER REPAIR FACILITIES EIGHT TIMES AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAY THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND ONE REPAIR FACILITY STATED IT IS A PROBLEM THEY HAVE SEEN ON OTHER SAME YEAR MODEL TRUCKS. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THE ONLY 'HELP' OFFERED IS TO CONTINUE TO TAKE TRUCK TO SHOP EACH TIME AND LET THEM 'RESET' THE SYSTEM. TRUCK IS TOO HEAVY FOR COVERAGE UNDER LEMON LAW. THIS 'FIX' IS A TEMPORARY BAND-AID. IT WORKS FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME THEN GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. THE LIGHTS CAN BE CHECKED FOR OPERATION BEFORE DRIVING, BUT ONCE DRIVING THEY GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR NOTIFICATIONS. TRUCK PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10509690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME CLOUDY AND CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO APPEAR DIM. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 06/05/12
NHTSA complaint #10455679 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME CLOUDY AND CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO APPEAR DIM. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 06/05/12
NHTSA complaint #10455679 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE ARE TOXIC FUMES COMING THROUGH THE DEFROSTER WHEN IT IS TURNED ON. WHICH IS DISTRACTING THE DRIVER ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN WHICH THE VEHICLE REGISTERED 40 PPM. AS THE WEATHER TURNED COLD, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER OR HEATER DUE TO THE DIESEL FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED NOSE BLEEDS AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW HAD BECOME ILL WHILE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. TWO DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TO A STOP AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE STUCK IN 4X4 LOW, DRIVER DOOR MOLDING WAS COMING A LOOSE, HEAD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE REAR DOOR DID NOT LINE PROPERLY AND LEAKED AIR THEREFORE BOTH REAR DOOR UPPER SEALS WERE ADJUSTED. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10117789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER STATES INOPERATIVE TAIL LIGHT CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REAR END HIS VEHICLE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8009985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TURN SIGNAL IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY NOT KNOWING SIGNAL IS STILL ON. CONSUMER FEELS DOOR CHIME IS TOO LOUD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8006135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER STEERING GETS STIFF AND/OR GOES OUT (DOES NOT WORK) WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED WHILE I AM DRIVING AND/OR AT A STAND STILL.AT TIMES THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THEN COMES BACK GRADUALY. THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT STAY ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN ON IF MY STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED
NHTSA complaint #758129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
COURTESY LIGHTS AND THE CARGO LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ASSIST BECAUSE PROBLEMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #888551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.