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Lights
2018 Ford Explorer Lighting problems
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2018 Ford Explorer's lights with NHTSA - 1% of all its complaints, most recently on April 2, 2026. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Lighting complaints
Intermittent failures of both front turn signals and parking lamps due to wiring failure. The turn signals and parking lights on both sides of the front end of the vehicle sometimes failed to illuminate correctly. Upon investigation, failed wiring was found on the jumpers between the main engine bay harness and the lamp sockets. The wire insulation had become brittle and was flaking away, causing electrical shorts. The same failures were present on both sides. Only that short jumper segment experienced the...
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issue, all other wiring in the engine bay was fine. The faulty wiring jumpers are available for inspection upon request. Safety was put at risk because the turn signals would not reliably signal driver intent. I am an independent mechanic, and discovered the issue while performing other work in May 2025. No one else has investigated the vehicle or component. There were no warnings or symptoms prior to the failure.
Driving in the dark and passenger side headlight went out. Got diagnosed that it was a bad light housing.Got various prices from 700 to 1200 dollars. Now the light works .Was out for 3 weeks decided to come back on.Well I would assume its not the headlight or just faulty electronics. Not sure any hekp?
I believe the headlights on ford explorers are defective. When encountering one in the oncoming lane of a 2 lane road, the headlight are overly bright and annoying in the daylight. At night they are blinding painful and dangerous. It doesn't help that the manufacturers of trucks, including suvs, position the headlights at the same distance above the road as the windshield of a sedan.
Ford Explorer lighting complaints by year
Explorer lighting problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data