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.
Ford Cvpi headlights problems
25 of the 134 owner complaints about the Ford Cvpi describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical repair cost reported
- $500
- typical mileage
- 129,500
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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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.
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.
I am having a problem with our 2005 crown vic headlights going out without warning while driving. Windshield wipers only works on high.
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!
Driving vehicle...headlamps turned off on their own...problem traced to lamp control module...problem with this part has been investigated by the federal safety agency previously...ford needs to be held accountable for failures of this part.
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 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.
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....
The vehicle's headlights shut themselves off randomly while the headlights are in use. Intermittently, the lights will fail to turn on when the switch is turned on. These events have become increasingly frequent to the point that now the lights will fail several times on every night trip. Hitting a box called the "lighting control module" may encourage the lights to turn back on temporarily.
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".
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Cvpi headlights
Which Ford Cvpi years have headlights failing or too dim problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2003 (9 complaints), 2005 (7 complaints) and 2004 (6 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix headlights failing or too dim on the Ford Cvpi?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $500 (median of 11 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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