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Ford Cvpi Lighting problems by year

21 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Ford Cvpi's lights. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.

Lighting complaints by model year

YearLighting complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest Cvpi lighting complaints

1999 Ford CvpiLights

When this problem first happened I was in a curve of an off ramp at night. My headlights flickered on and off a few times but I figured maybe my bulbs or fuses were on their way out. Changed bulbs and fuse and problem remained. Headlights still randomly turn of while driving at night. This is very dangerous and needs to not only be looked into but also recalled. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10661006
2005 Ford CvpiLights

I was driving for approx. 5 Min and my headlights just cut off. I pulled over turned the light switch on and off and still no head lights. The park lights would work just fine. I had to drive home using my bright lights. Luckily, no one was walking because I would not have been able to see them at all. I took the car in to the ford dealership and they said it was the light control module that cost over $600 just for the part.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10584825
2004 Ford CvpiElectrical systemLights

The headlamps on this vehicle shut off after lights have been turned on for about 25 seconds and will not come back on, occasionally they will stay on and then will shut off while driving. I've had this problem looked at by several shops and have been told that the lcm module is faulty and that it needs to be replaced. This part is very expensive, and the fact that ford does not want to address this shows their lack of concern for public safety. This issue is a major safety issue and I can't believe that ford does not take responsibility for this problem as it appears to be widespread.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10444385
2005 Ford CvpiLightsVisibility & wipers

I am having a problem with our 2005 crown vic headlights going out without warning while driving. Windshield wipers only works on high. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · VisibilityNHTSA 10427139
2003 Ford CvpiLights

Headlights go off while driving. Lcm is bad, $500.00 For part. Very very dangerous situation. I was expecting to see a recall notice. This is the second lcm for me! *Kb

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10413990
2003 Ford CvpiLights

I just purchases and took possession of a 2003 ford crown victoria police interceptor. I drove the vehicle for a couple days during daylight hours with no issues. However, on the first night I drove the vehicle (well after sunset) I experienced numerous occurrences of the headlights going out completely for extended periods of time (ranging from several seconds to several minutes). The only way I was able to continue driving the vehicle was to hold the high/low beam switch in the high beam position. If I were on an...

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unlit road this situation could have easily resulted in a vehicle crash, potentially damaging or destroying the vehicle and injuring or killing myself and/or any nearby pedestrians. I have seen the closed investigation #pe08066, which states that the reason this issue was closed is because it has not resulted in a death. Being a volunteer fire fighter and emergency medical responder, I do not consider this to be an acceptable reason for closing such an obvious safety issue. I have learned that the cost to replace the defective circuitry is upwards of $500+ for the part alone, not including labor costs. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10401308
2003 Ford CvpiElectrical systemLights

2003 Crown victoria, headlights stop working while driving. It appears I need to replace the lighting control module (lcm). I see from internet searches that many many have had this same problem.This part is almost $600 from ford. It appears that ford has a safety issue here that they are avoiding. I'm surprised that no recall is in effect. At least ford should offer some goodwill support to their customers by lowering the price of this part.... *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10369070
2004 Ford CvpiElectrical systemLights

The headlights turn off when in use, intermittently. This happens even though the headlight switch is on. This is very dangerous. This problem developed at about 106,000 miles. It was temporarily corrected by having the relays in the ford lcm (lighting control module) replaced with a new headlight relay, nec part number "nec eq1-11111s". *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10366546
2005 Ford CvpiLights

Driving a 2005 crown victoria in the early am (it was dark) on a city street without street lights. The headlights went off. Stopped the car immediately. Turned lights off and back on. All lights except the headlights worked. Experimented with the light switch and turn signal lever. Discovered the brights worked when pulling the lever (manual operation of the brights). After about three minutes the headlights turned themselves back on. Took the car to a ford dealership. Told them what had happened. They reported...

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later in the day that nothing could be found that was wrong. I googled the problem and was overwhelmed with hits. When I got the car after work I asked the service manager if anyone else had encountered the same problem. At first he was reluctant but after informing him I had googled the problem and had discovered that it had happened to others. At that point he did tell me that they had other customers complaining of the same (or similar) problem. To correct it I would have to replace the lcm (light control module). Which costs $511.00 Plus labor and tax. (I did not do it at that time) this is a very serious problem. If I had not been as calm as I was an accident could have verily easily occurred. There has been no recall on this vehicle/part. Why not? *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10363022
2003 Ford CvpiLights

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford crown victoria cvpi. While driving 10 to 60 mph the headlights would shut off intermittently at night. There were no warning lights illuminating before the headlights failed. As the vehicle was being driven onto the side of the road sometime the lights would come back on within 5 to 10 minutes. The vehicle was towed to a repair facility. The dealer stated that he had to pay $418 in order to replace the lighting control module since there were no recalls or related warranties. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 282,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10353579
1999 Ford CvpiLights

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford crown victoria cvpi. While driving at 10 to 60 mph the headlights would go out intermittently during the night. There are no warning lights illuminating before the headlights goes out. As the vehicle was being pull to the side of the road sometimes it will return within 5 to 10 minutes or never. The vehicle would had to be towed to a repair shop. The dealer stated that he had to pay $418 in order to replace the lighting control module since there were no recalls or warranties. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 274,560.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10353577
2000 Ford CvpiLights

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 ford crown victoria cvpi. While driving at 10 to 60mph the headlights would go out intermittenly during the night. There are no warning lights illuminating before the headlights goes out. As the vehicle was being pull to the side of the road sometimes it will return within 5 to 10 minutes or never. The vehicle would have to be towed to the shop where they are housed. The dealer was contacted stating he would have to pay $418 to replace the lighting control module due to no recalls or warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. Vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 286,000...Mw

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10353574
2003 Ford CvpiLights

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford crown victoria cvpi. While driving at 10 to 60 mph the headlights would shut off intermittently at night. There were no warning lights illuminating before the headlights failed. While driving the vehicle onto the emergency lane the lights would come back on for 5 to 10 minutes or not at all. The vehicle had to be towed to a repair facility. The dealer was contacted stating that he had to pay $418 to replace the lighting control module since there were no related recalls or warranties. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 280,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10353570
2005 Ford CvpiLights

Headlight control modules on ford crown victoria police cars. Lights go out while driving down the road at night. We have had approximately 15 of these fail in our area which only involves 4 police agencies. We have had 2 unexplained fatalities in ford crown victoria police interceptors which occurred at night while running lights and sirens. The lights go out and an engineer in canada told me to push on the box located above the gas pedal with my foot. While doing this the lights came back on. Take foot off they go out. Ford will not reconize this as a problem and will not warranty this even though the car only had 30000 miles on it and 3yrs 2 months old. Cost us $690.00 For repairs

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10322795
2004 Ford CvpiElectrical systemLights

I own a 2004 ford crown victoria. It has the well known lighting control module failure. The headlights go off for no reason while driving down the road. Ford needs to be held accountable and replace these modules under a recall. This can cause an accident. But of course, just like ford doesn't think there is a problem with their gas tank design (exploding crown vics), they probably will not fix the headlight issue either. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10302430

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