Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford transit connect. while driving through a construction zone at night, the high beams were turned on, but failed to illuminate correctly. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an auto electrical shop where it was diagnosed with a faulty head light switch that needed replacement. the switch was replaced, but the failure persisted. they vehicle was taken back to the auto electrical shop were it was diagnosed with a second switch that needed replacement. the second headlight switch was replaced, but the failure still persisted. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
The ford 2014 interior dashboard lighting is always on, and very often at night due to this condition i forget to turn on my driving lights, making for a hazardous situation. because the instruments (speedometer, tachometer, fuel and temp gauge) are nested in deep bezels ford had to illuminate them during the day to make them visible in daylight. ford transit connect without auto-headlights have this unsafe condition that fools the driver into thinking that the headlights are on at night when in fact they are not. *tr