2005 Ford Crown Victoria: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Feb 25, 2026 · Lights · GA

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the headlights had become intermittently inoperable while driving at night. The contact personally replaced the fuses and undisclosed parts, per the information found online; however, the failure persisted. The odometer was inoperable. The dealer was contacted and informed that the vehicle had been previously repaired for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed, but assistance was denied. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 19, 2022 · Lights · NY

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front headlights became inoperable creating a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure might not be related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V861000 (Exterior Lighting). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 20, 2020 · Steering · 126,021 miles · NC

When your on the highway sometimes it feels like the steering wheel floats away and like you already have lost steering controls but they come back. I have a sheet from when I got the recall for the headlights, that said 13r01 for the steering column shaft. I haven't gotten that fixed or remedied so I'm confused as to why it says the work order isn't outstanding.

Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Lights · 138,000 miles · IL

Headlights go out while driving

Filed Aug 20, 2019 · Lights · 164,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. While driving at any speed, the headlights went out without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to ramey ford princeton (304‑425‑2128, located at 498 courthouse rd, princeton, wv 24740) where it was diagnosed that the light control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2019 · Lights · 164,000 miles · WV

While driving my headlights go completely off. The only thing that works are the park lights. I pull back on turn signal to engage the high beams. This is the only way I can see. When using high beams other drivers are flicking their lights at me but there is nothing I can do about it. I'm scared I'm going to wreck. I don't get off work until it's dark & I'm afraid I'm going to wreck. It happens with the lights on automatic or regular. It happens everytime I drive at night. It's getting worse every night.

Filed May 21, 2019 · Lights · 99,000 miles · IL

I had my lcm recall fixed on my ford crown victoria at 98,000 miles, the day I picked it up everything seemed fine, and then I went to use my automatic headlight and they were still un-operable. My tail lights and my parking lamps also do not work after this recall work also. I have tried getting the ford dealership to call me back, and I cal everyday and they tell me they will call me the next day, and still nothing. Now my car has 127,000 miles on it and they still have not fixed the problem, and ford says that it's out of warranty. How is a 3,000 mile recall warranty even remotely a good idea? I work 7 days of the week and I had to buy another grand marquis to drive while I wait for these sob's to call me after all this time, I very rarely drive at night and would have never noticed this if I had not went out to pickup my family member after 8pm.

Filed Feb 5, 2019 · Lights · 130,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that the warning indicators illuminated for the headlights. The vehicle was serviced at cain ford lincoln (1039 n main st, cornelia, ga 30531, (706) 778-2121) per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the headlight warning indicator remained illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 250,000 miles · SC

My headlights goes off while I'm driving and clicks off and clicks back on and sometimes when I turned on my signal switch on they will click back on or click off or I just have to wait for them to come back on but I can hear when it clicks and my headlights comes back on

Filed Jul 21, 2017 · Lights · 150,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. While the vehicle was stationary, the passenger side headlight shut off without warning. On another occasion, the failure occurred while driving 35-40 MPH. The contact attempted to find parts independently, but was unable to repair the failure. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting), which was directly related to the failure. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that there was a progressing electrical short and failure with the head lamps. For months, the dealer stated that the remedy and parts were unavailable and a repair appointment could not be scheduled. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was waiting on a response from the dealer and the manufacturer to determine an interim repair for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting)the failure mileage was not available. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 05/19/17*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 08/07/2017

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Lights · 44,000 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact experienced a failure with the headlight not illuminating. The contact was able to tap the light control module to have the headlight operate as intended. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.