2003 crown victoria, was using vehicle for commercial use during the night hours, when experienced intermittent low beams, closer examination found that the lcm lighting control module, located above brake pedal had heated up to a temperature from high resistance of soldered contact joints not supporting required voltage for low beams when turned on. It is only when the joints cool that the lights would come on only to end in going off when heating back up. For the cost of the lcm at 400 bux used, I was forced to bypass the lcm by installing a toggle and later the high beam function ceased to operate, which then I added a second toggle for the high beam feature. The A/C has to be integrated on the same board as the A/C comp only kicks on approx. 15 min after engine is warm, rather than on demand. This is a definite factory defect as the 03 is totally different from the 02, and most likely wasn't adequately tested for the market. This defect needs attention as the danger here is without the lights a collision may occur, and or using a high beam as a substitute may and blind opposing traffic causing a collision.
2003 Ford Crown Victoria electrical complaints
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Headlights shut off while driving at night, no way to illuminate the roadway. Hour later they came back on. Failure continues intermittently for a month now lights do not work at all. Major safety issue. Had mechanic review and told lcm needed replaced, this part failure also causes the digital climate control to not operate (meaning no defroster, no heat, no A/C), the dome lights, and vanity lights not to work. Only way to drive at night is to hold the flash to pass on constantly which again is a hazard with both hands unable to be on the steering wheel.
Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that the light control module failed. The contact was traveling down a mountain road when the light failed. The headlights and the high beam headlights were both inoperable. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was confirmed that the light control module failed and needed to be replaced. In addition, the contact stated that the rear axle bearing would exhibit a very loud noise when driving. The contact stated that there was a manufacturer's recall for both the rear axle and the headlights for the same year, make and model but only for those vehicles that were being utilized as police vehicles only. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 156,000. Kmj
2003 ford crown victoria lighting control module fails without warning and causes headlights to go out. Cost to repair seems to be $500. For the module and $200-300 for installation. After researching the internet for a reason, it seems to be a very common problem for this module to fail.
Lighting control module (lcm) failure exactly as described by others reporting the same problem. The lcm had to be replaced and the second one failed as well and is currently being replaced. This is an expensive part and causes a very dangerous situation as it happens intermittently until it completely fails. It should be noted that the A/C fan operation is also tied to the same relay that fails in the lcm. Ford claims there's been no recall on this failure. My cv is the sport lx and had under 46000 miles when it happened the first time and less than 48000 the second time. Our other cv of the same year is the digital model cv.
On july 10 my wife and grand son were returning to our florida home from an amusement park about an hours ride when the head lights went out on my 03 ford crown vic. She was able to pull over and after 30 minutes trying different ideas the light did come on and she was able to drive home fortunately with the lights staying on, it was a nerve racking experience for them. Since then it has done it on several occasions during the day as I run with my lights on during daylight hours. I have since found that it is the lcm unit(light control module) that controls the lights in this 03 crown vic and the 04,05 models. I know that you had an investigation into this recurring problem and closed it when you did not warrant a recall even after many complaints, some of them very scary on dark back roads. I think you would have to have it happen to you to know what its all about. What will it take a highway death to have this problem look at in a proper manner? I just can believe that this is not a serious recall item. Just try shutting your light off on a narrow back road at 30 MPH to just get an idea of what it all about, you will be putting them back on real quick, not something you can do when the lcm fails. Thank you for your time reading my e-mail.
2003 ford crown victoria headlamps shut off while driving on interstate at 70 MPH was told by ford motor company no recall exists for (lcm) unit {lighting control module} that is defective and headlamps can go off at anytime & will not work in manual or automatic operation positions, this could lead to a serious accident!
The wiring harness for the horn as well as for inside dashboard and dome lights was defective upon purchase when new. The dashboard and dome lighting was corrected by the dealer on the first try with no more problems. However, the horn wiring, etc. Was repaired under warranty five different times and I have paid out of pocket for two more repairs. The problem is still not repaired. The horn starts blowing spontaneously without warning when the car is sitting and stopped and also when running. It blows continuously until getting under the hood and disconnecting the wiring.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving, the windshield wipers and the wash was operating on its own. The radio made a crackling noise and the reception came in and out. The dashboard lights intermittently illuminated. Also, the contact smelled plastic or rubbing burning however, no smoke was present. There is a the federal safety agency recall, #05v206000, regarding the electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash. The VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 06/27/06.
2003 crown victoria caught on fire near the fuel injection system. *ts this was a police vehicle. The vehicle was started the turned off so the officer could go back inside the station to retrieve something. A few minutes later a firefighter noticed heavy black smoke coming from underneath the engine compartment. The origin of the fire appeared to be in the area of the alternator and in the area of the fuel injection system.
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