THE CAR HAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE LIGHTING IN THESE VEHICLES WAS NOT OF POOR DESIGN. A DEER IN THE ROADWAY COULD NOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHICH CAUSED OVER 3K IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THERE HAVE…
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THE CAR HAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE LIGHTING IN THESE VEHICLES WAS NOT OF POOR DESIGN. A DEER IN THE ROADWAY COULD NOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHICH CAUSED OVER 3K IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS PRIOR TO THIS INCEDENT.*AK
NHTSA ODI #756941
Mileage unknown · Nov 26, 2001
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HEAD LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT DRIVING. MOST TIMES YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO SEE IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. CHECKED WITH DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LENSES WERE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE LENSES ARE DULLED ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE REFLECTORS ON THE INSIDE ARE ALMOST ALL GONE. I CLEANED T…
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HEAD LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT DRIVING. MOST TIMES YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO SEE IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. CHECKED WITH DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LENSES WERE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE LENSES ARE DULLED ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE REFLECTORS ON THE INSIDE ARE ALMOST ALL GONE. I CLEANED THE OUTSIDE LENS WITH A WINDOW CLEANER AND SPRAYED SOME CLEAR POLYURETHANE ON THEM. IT CLEARED THE LENSES BY THE REFLECTORS ARE STILL NOT PROJECTING.
NHTSA ODI #754909
Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 2001
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I BOUGHT REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS FROM FORD LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF YELLOWING HEADLIGHTS, BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE AT NIGHT. I AM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN (CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT) WITH THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS THAT THEY SENT ME AND THEY WERE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #754713
Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 2001
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HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT & AUTO LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *AK
NHTSA ODI #754601
Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 2001
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LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO BE SAFE AND/OR EFFECTIVE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #754577
Mileage unknown · Oct 31, 2001
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HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME DIM TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. DEALER ADVISES THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $600. PROBLEM APPEARS TO STEM FROM POOR DESIGN, WHICH RESULTS IN LENSES BECOMING PERMANENTLY CLOUDED OR DISCOLORED. DEALER'S MECHANIC REFERENCED UV RAYS AS POSSIBLE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER MUST HAVE B…
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HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME DIM TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. DEALER ADVISES THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $600. PROBLEM APPEARS TO STEM FROM POOR DESIGN, WHICH RESULTS IN LENSES BECOMING PERMANENTLY CLOUDED OR DISCOLORED. DEALER'S MECHANIC REFERENCED UV RAYS AS POSSIBLE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE OPERATED OUTDOORS - AND, THUS, SUBJECT TO UV RAYS - YET, THERE IS APPARENTLY NO EASY SOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUSLY LOW LIGHT LEVEL PROBLEM. UNIT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF RESULTANT HAZARDOUS CONDITION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #753942
Mileage unknown · Oct 16, 2001
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INSURFICIENT LIGHTING AT NIGHT CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. *AK
NHTSA ODI #753279
Mileage unknown · Oct 13, 2001
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WEAK HEADLIGHTS GETS DIMMER OVER TIME BECAUSE THE LENS GETS YELLOW & DULL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #753181
Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2001
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HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY POOR IN DESIGN AND LIGHT OUTPUT. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ITS ALMOST LIKE HAVING NO LIGHTS AT ALL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #753157
Mileage unknown · Oct 10, 2001
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HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM, CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM, DEALERSHIP IS AWRE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM, ESPECIALLY ON LOW BEAM, CONSUMER HAS PURCHASED HALOGEN BULBS TO TRY AND HELP THE PROBLEM, THE PLATING ON THE OUTER LIGHTS(LOW BEAM) IS VIRTUALLY GONE FROMT HE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, TH…
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HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM, CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM, DEALERSHIP IS AWRE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM, ESPECIALLY ON LOW BEAM, CONSUMER HAS PURCHASED HALOGEN BULBS TO TRY AND HELP THE PROBLEM, THE PLATING ON THE OUTER LIGHTS(LOW BEAM) IS VIRTUALLY GONE FROMT HE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, THE HEADLAMP ASSMEBLIES NEED REPLACING.*SLC
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHTS CAN FLASH INTERMITTENTLY AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING. THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION CAN AFFECT A DRIVER'S ABILITY TO NAVIGATE THE ROADWAY AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEADLIGHT SWITCH THAT INCORPORATES A CRICUIT BREAKER OF REVISED DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AND WIRING, IF NEEDED.
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NHTSA investigations
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EA96019 · Headlight Failure
Opened Jul 31, 1996 · Closed Jan 26, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting
EXCESSIVE HEAT IN AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CIRCUIT BREAKER WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSED THAT CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN FOR TIME PERIODS OF VARYING LENGTH TO COOL OFF.OPENING OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THIS MANNER INTERRUPTS ELECTRIC CURRENT FLOW TO THE HEADLIGHTS, SHUTTING THEM OFF.HEADLIGHT OUTAGES HAVE RANGER FROM BRIEF FLICKERS (LESS THAN ONE SECOND) TO GREATER THAN 20 SECONDS.OVER TIME, THE OUTAGES GROW IN LENGTH AND DURATION BECAUSE OF HEAT-INDUCED DETERIORATION OF THE SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING.RECALL 98V-009 WILL APPLY TO APPROXIMATELY 506,000 TAURUS, SABLE, MARK VIII, AND CONTINENTAL VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM 1-DEC.-92 THROUGH 30-SEP-93 AT THE ATLANTA, CHICAGO,AND WIXOM ASSEMBLY PLANTS.87% OF MY 1992-1995 TAURUS/SABLE AND 97% OF MY 1993-1995 MARK VIII WARRANTY REPAIRS (HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT) INVOLVED VEHICLES BUILT DURING THE DEC. 92 - OCT. 93 BUILD RANGE.
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