My son has had a couple of incidents where the headlights on his 2004 crown victoria have suddenly gone out. This could be a very dangerous situation. Brought it to mechanic which said it was the light module. Expensive fix at @ 500.00. Seems to be a very common thing in these cars and I can't believe there has not been a recall on this part.
2004 Ford Crown Victoria lights complaints
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Headlights will go off after 5 minutes of driving...
I am the owner of a 2004 ford crown victoria, while driving during dark hours down the freeway my headlights suddenly went out with a click. The parking lights and dash lights remained, but I was unable to see and had to make a blind panic stop to the shoulder. Since, this has been a regular occurrence in which I can only quickly pull the flash to pass switch and try to hold it as well as the steering wheel until I can safely get pulled over. Even after then, it is an unknown wait time on when they will come back on or how long they will stay on once they do. The other safety issue is that it startles other drivers in front of you, I have had two instances in which one vehicle suddenly hit the brakes nearly causing a collision as well surprising a driver traveling beside me, making him swerve. I have researched several places and it appears that it is a faulty relay in the light control module. I also found that in ford's infinite wisdom that you cannot just replace this $4 relay inside the module, you have to replace the entire $500 module. I think that is a huge safety issue and that it is the responsibility of ford to make right. This problem occurs often and without warning and has proven to be a dangerous event. This problem began around august of 2009, the vehicle is a 2004 with approximately 80k miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford crown victoria. While driving approximately 45 MPH at night the headlights failed without warning. The driver was able to pull over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle with limited visibility. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. The failure was contributed to the headlight control module. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 47,000. The current mileage was 48,000.
Lighting control module in 2004 crown vic. Headlights very weak and lcm needs replaced. Close to $500 to repair. Poor quality control by ford for a very expensive part.
Headlamps randomly go out on my 2004 ford crown victoria. No symptoms until it happens. Click sound comes from what I have found to be the lcm (lighting control module) under the dash and the headlamps go out. This has now happened 4 or 5 times, maybe more because I have only noticed it at night (of course). When the lights go out it can be 30 seconds or 30 minutes before I can get them to come back on.
My headlight will not come on intermittently. When I turn the switch to the right to parking lights position ,I hear the slightly delayed "click" and parking lights come on. When I next turn to the headlight position there is no delayed "click" and the headlight do not come on. In the auto lamp mode only the parking lights come on. You can pull back on the turn signal lever to flash the lights. I have not have it happen while driving, only upon starting the vehicle.
I have a 2004 ford crown victoria the headlights go out while driving intermittently. So I went online for help with troubleshooting the problem. There are so many of these cars doing this. It was not hard to see there is a very big problem with how ford is making these cars. It has to do with the (lcm) light control module and the way it is installed. This part is also not cheap at 399.00 seams like this is a big safety issue that needs a lot more attention. Rather than let this problem fall on the backs of unsuspecting buyers who will have a hard time being stranded with no lights and having to come up with 399.00. On top of a tow truck bill and a fine from the police. For a problem that is already well documented. I have seen it in years from 2000 to 2006. That seems like a lot of cars. Other car makers do not have this problem.
My 2004 ford crown victoria low beam headlights will not stay on..I use lowbeams for day light driving...the lights will go off after 5-15 minutes of driving..during the day they will go off and on....cannot drive at night...I am told the repair is4-5 hundred dollars...this situation could result in a deadly accident it occurs at night with a first time driver...what is bulletin # pe08-066 ?
I have had a loss of headlights while driving. There is a clicking sound from a sealed computer type box from under the dash when it occurs. The lights will go out a period of time and come back on. It has lasted seconds to minutes or more. I almost ran off the road several times when it occurs and I have taken it to a shop and they have not found the problem. I have researched it on line and it seems to be a huge problem but no recall from ford.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at night in normal conditions at no particular speed, the headlights intermittently flashed on and off. As a result of this happening, the dimmer switch was adjusted from dim to bright, allowing the lights to operate momentarily. The local dealership performed diagnostic testing on the vehicle. The problem could not be duplicated, although dealership personnel test drove the vehicle.
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