Problems with 2005 Ford Crown Victoria EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph the headlights failed. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis who stated that the light control module failed and would need to be replaced. the contact felt that it was a defective part. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 65,000.

The headlights turn off while driving. sometimes they turn back on and sometimes they do not turn back on. reference nhtsa action number peo8066. *kb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph his headlights failed and did not come back on. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 100,000. updated 02/01/12*lj updated 02/08/12

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that the headlights would fail intermittently over a two month period. in order to view the roadway, the contact would utilize the high beam lights. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure, nor was the vehicle diagnosed or repaired. the current mileage was 176,079. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact own a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that the headlights failed. the failure began as an intermittent failure until progressively becoming worse. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000. updated 04/13/12 *bf the consumer stated a recall would suffice in order to address the problem. however, ford has failed to make such recalls concerning the matter of the dim & high beam head light failures. instead, the owner is forced to purchase a lighting control module repair kit, which is said to fix the problem. however, the module does not fix the high beams and as a result. the owner must only drive with the low beams. updated 04/20/12

Intermittent failure of head lamps during nighttime driving. flash to pass lights seem to work, as well as signals. incident incurred a traffic stop from kalamazoo department of public safety while residing in kalamazoo, mi and driving on west michigan avenue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact was driving 25 mph when the headlights failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the lcm relay switch needed replacement. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 74,000. updated 12/01/11 *bf updated 12/12/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that while driving, the headlights would sporadically fail. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the light control module was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 94,218. updated 10/14/11 *bf updated 10/21/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the vehicle was taken for state inspection when the inspector noticed that the headlights were not functioning properly. the contact stated that the headlights intermittently failed when activated. yet, the daytime running lights continued to function. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technicians advised that the lighting processor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 27,056. updated 09/14/11*jb

Headlights go out without warning while driving. must pull & hold dimmer lever to engage "bright" lights to have any illumination of the street. *kb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that while driving, the head lights failed to illuminate properly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the light control module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 94,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that the headlights would continually fail. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the lighting control module would need to be replaced. there were no recalls for the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that the headlights failed when engaged. the failure would recur whenever the headlights were engaged and sporadically, the lights would illuminate independently after the failure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who advised that the lcm (lighting control module) would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 60,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 crown victoria. while driving approximately 40 mph the contact turning the headlight switch and the headlights would not turn on. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the dealer was contacted and stated there were several complaints about the headlights but there was not a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. while driving at night, the contact noticed that the headlights would fail. she would pull over and wait a few moments and then they would illuminate again. the dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer advised the contact that there were no related recalls or service bulletins and offered no further assistance. the current mileage was 65,580 and the failure mileage was approximately 63,000. updataed 06/03/11 *bf updated 06/13/11

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. while driving various speeds the headlights would intermittently shut off. whenever the head lights shut off the contact was unable to turn them back on. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 55,000. updated 3/14/11 *cn updated 04/22/11

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that they began to smell a burning odor. shortly after, the headlights stopped functioning. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the lighting control module failed. the vehicle was repaired. the current and failure mileages were 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 crown victoria police interceptor. the contact was driving 35 mph when the exterior headlight failed. the contact had to utilize the high beam headlights to illuminate the roadway. the contact called the manufacturer and was advised that the failure would be investigated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the contact stated that the light control module malfunctioned. in addition, the contact state that there were numerous complaints online regarding the headlights for the particular year, make and model and believed that the manufacturer should issue a recall. the failure mileage was 138,341.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact was driving approximately 45 mph with the headlights on when suddenly the headlights became inoperative. the vehicle was driven to the side of the road and the turn signal was engaged and the headlights turned back on. the contact continued driving. the failure occurred again and the headlights failed to operate. the failure was intermittent. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed the contact that the headlight control module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired for the malfunction. the failure mileage was 39,195.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. while driving approximately 55 mph the contact stated that the headlights shut off and on intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the lighting module needed to be replaced. the contact noticed that the replacement part had a label which stated that it was a motorola sample module. the vin was unavailable. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. while driving 75 mph, the headlights failed to illuminate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the lighting control module failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

2005 ford crown vic head lights take a break my crown vic has only 31000 miles on it. now that its getting dark earlier and i work 10am to 8pm my first near death experience happened. all most had a head on,,!!!!!!!!!!! that caught me off guard.. if there ever was a recall, this is the time!!!!!!!!!!!!! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact was driving at various speeds with the headlights on when suddenly, they shut off. the high beam headlights were engaged and the control mechanism was manually held while driving in order for the headlights to remain illuminated. the vehicle was not repaired nor was the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. updated 10/4/11 *cn updated 10/24/11

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. while traveling 60 mph the contact heard a clicking sound inside the vehicle, within a few days the contact noticed that the headlights suddenly shut off without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was 84000 and the current mileage was 88000.

Headlamps occasional failed to turn on or would go off periodically at first. a month later the problem had become the norm rather than the exception. when the headlamps went out i had to drive with my hand engaging the high beam in order to have driving lights. flicking the hi/lo beam wand would not turn the lights back on. interior dash lights worked normally. it got to the point in a 5 mile trip, at night, my driving lights were off more than they were on without me having to engage the high beam lamps for driving. extremely congested areas that i drive in so the engaging the high beams all the time caused a safety hazard not only for on coming drivers but for me as well. it is extremely hard to drive a full size car like mine while keeping the high beams engaged. the integrated control module (icm) had to be replaced to fix the problem. this is hard to believe given the fact that my car had less than 42,000 miles on it at the time. the car had not been involved in any damage causing wrecks. from all the forums that there are online, does not appear to be an isolated occurrence. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated the headlight control module failed while driving 35 mph and the headlights would not re-illuminate. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the lighting control module was replaced at a cost of $754 at the contacts expense. there were no recalls for the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 80,171. updated 06/17/11 *bf updated 11/28/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated the headlights would intermittently fail without warning. the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where it was diagnosed that the headlight multifunction switch had failed. the switch was replaced and the mechanic was advised by the dealer that the lighting control module may also need to be replaced. the module was not replaced and was declined by the contact. the contact believed the failure should be recalled due to the safety hazard of driving without proper illumination. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 61,440 and the current mileage was 64,400. updated 10/27/10. *lj

My crown vic rear brake lights keep going off and on when actually still applying the brakes sometimes the light comes on and sometimes it does not a new brake light switch was installed but the problem came back i had people almost run into the back of me this is a very serious matter. *tr

My headlights will just go out. the parking light and rear light stay on. the headlight will go out and some times for the whole ride. then sometime they will stay on for the ride. when the lights go out you have to use the passing high beams. i called the dealer and told him over the phone what was happening and he told me what the problem was without even looking at the car. he stated he knew what it was because it happens all the. i feel this is a safety issue that should be addressed. i was told it would cost $342.00 to fix. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that the headlights turned off and on intermittently. the high beams also did not function. the contact had to keep the turn signal on to see when the failure occurred. the dealer stated that the light control module failed. the failure mileage was approximately 84,000 and the current mileage was approximately 88,000.

Light control module goes out with no warning causing the headlights to suddenly go off. very dangerous in nighttime driving. called ford, very unhelpful, went on the internet and was able to find help and render the problem. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. while driving 25 mph at night both headlights shut off. the contact took the vehicle to a goodyear dealer who stated that the light control module needed to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired due to the repair cost. the contact is familiar with the related failures for his year, make, and model vehicle. the failure mileage was 14,000. updated 2/22/10 *cn the consumer stated the problem has been resolved. updated 07/01/10.8jb

Headlights turned off while driving at night. refer to the following: nhtsa action number: n/a nhtsa recall campaign number: pe08066 n/a make: ford model: crown victoria manufacturer : ford motor company year : 2005 component : exterior lighting:headlights ford found that some lighting control modules (lcm) in the subject vehicles contained defective solder joints on the printed circuit board. this condition can lead to poor headlight performance ranging from intermittent outage and dimming to eventual headlights failure. the failure does not affect other lighting functions (park, emergency flasher, brake and flash to pass lights).

Occasionally the headlights go out while driving. they will come back on after a while but there is no rhyme or reason as to when they will go off or come back on. so far it has happened to me about once a week. it is hard to check what is causing the problem but investigation has shown that numerous cars have been fixed by replacing the lighting control module. however it is quite expensive and ford refuses to recognize the severity of the problem. the running lights stay on but the headlights go out. i almost hit a parked car at forty m.p.h. *tr

While driving at night, the headlights will randomly go off without any warning. *tr

Owner drives a 2005 ford crown victoria lx with 95k miles. recently, the headlights started going off while driving. suspect lcm is failing. you can hear an audible click - like a relay - when the lights go off. *tr

2005 ford crown victoria p71. low beam headlights turn off while driving. hi beam lights will work when the low beam lights are out. light control module is believed to be the cause. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that the headlights failed on his vehicle. the headlights do not illuminate at night and he cannot see where he is driving. the manufacturer will not assist unless nhtsa issues a recall. the failure mileage was 79,500.

Headlights go off & on by themselves. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria police package vehicle. the contact stated that the low beam headlights intermittently failed. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the issue. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

I recently began having headlight trouble when my headlights started to shut off while i was driving. i own a 2005 ford crown victoria i still had my dash lights and tail lights working. apparently it is some sort of design flaw in the lcm and it only applies to the low beams and constant on high beam function. the flash to pass function will still work though when it was malfunctioning. it seems to be on the lcm or lighting control module. *tr

Tl*the contact owns approximately six 2005 ford crown victorias. the vehicles are driven by police officers. the contact stated that the exterior lighting control modules were defective on each vehicle. the headlights would randomly dim without warning. the manufacturer stated that they would notate the failures. the failure and current mileages were between 60,000-80,000. the vins of the remaining four vehicles are [xxx], [xxx],[xxx] and [xxx]. info via fax on 12/03/08 with all resulting in the replacement of the lighting control module.pco information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl*the contact owns approximately six 2005 ford crown victorias. the vehicles are driven by police officers. the contact stated that the exterior lighting control modules were defective on each vehicle. the headlights would randomly dim without warning. the manufacturer stated that they would notate the failures. the failure and current mileages were between 60,000-80,000.

Re: rear brake lights with light to moderate braking when starting to push brake pedal the rear lights come on. when you reach a point that you ease up on the pedal pressure, (even so slight that you don't feel the pedal move), the brake lights go off. the vehicle is actually still braking. if you proceed to apply pressure again the brake lights come back on and once again as soon as you ease up on pedal pressure the lights go off. i found myself sitting at stop signs, red lights, even in the middle of the road waiting to turn left with my foot on the brake, but no rear brake lights on. a new brake light switch was installed with no change. i checked a one year newer vehicle, same make and model, and it was doing the same thing. i called a local ford dealer and he never heard of the problem. he checked with one of their similar vehicles on the lot and discovered the same problem. he called a factory rep who knew nothing of the problem. that's all the further it went.*jb

Rear brake lights with light to moderate braking when starting to push brake pedal the rear lights come on. when you reach a point that you ease up on the pedal pressure, (even so slight that you don't feel the pedal move), the brake lights go off. the vehicle is actually still braking. if you proceed to apply pressure again the brake lights come back on and once again as soon as you ease up on pedal pressure the lights go off. i found myself sitting at stop signs, red lights, even in the middle of the road waiting to turn left with my foot on the brake, but no rear brake lights on. a new brake light switch was installed for 150 bucks with no change. *tr

1995 ford crown victoria [xxx] upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. tie rod and pitman arm replaced. gas tank leaks. moisture on piston which threw a rod and broke block. headlight lenses turned dark orange. *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)