Consumer complained about a turn signal problem. Consumer was driving and noticed a puff of smoke, and a crackling sound behind the dashboard. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and dealer determined that multi-function module had an electrical short.
1998 Ford Ranger lights complaints
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While driving with headlights on at night the headlights go out intermittently. The consumer must turn the headlight switch several times to get the headlights to operate again. *ak when the consumer placed the high beams on, they would fail to go back to dim. The switch on the dash sometimes failed to bring the lights on, would take several minutes before going off. The switches in the doors were faulty and casued the lights to fail to turn off.
Door was ajar and light came on intermittently. It was repaired once, but has recurred.
While driving at night, the driver was unable to see the ashtray because vehicle did not have a light near the ashtray. Owner has contacted the dealership.*ak the dealership had no option to add a light to the ashtray. The consumer purchased LED lights and installed them himself. Consumer feels any vehicle equipped with an ashtray should have lighting to make it visible. *ph
We have had nothing but problems with the door ajar light and dome light staying on, plus the wipers are irradic and the windows will sometimes go down on their own. It was fixed once and now it's has started doing the same thing again. It seems to me there are an awful lot of similar complaints out there on this very same item and I feel ford should have to recall this vehicle to correct the situation. I called them and asked if this would be something they would fix seeing as it's one of their mechanical defects and they replied with a 'no'. I am to the point that I just want to get rid of this vehicle. I also noted they have a mention of how this vehicles leans. That is also true. My ranger leans. I think this truck is a true lemon.
Steering wheel movement disables left directional.
Interior light will stay on even w/all doors closed, door ajar light shows on dash, did hear popping noise from under dash, when lights did go off after 10 minutes of driving, parked vehicle in p-lot at work with light still on, went to check an hour later the light was off, seems to happen randomly.
Interior dome light fails to turn off when door shut/"door ajar" light stays on while door is shut.
Door will not register as being closed while vehicle is in operation. Dash sensor states that "door is ajar" when door is closed. Also, dome light will come on and off while going around turns. *ak the door is ajar stays on sometime and goes off in a while at other time.
Dome light stays while consumer is driving. Then, it may go off after an hour. Dealer can't find cause.
Consumer's second vehicle is experiencing the same problem with door ajar light and courtesty light staying on,
Door ajar and light staying on for 45 minutes or more before shuting off. Dealer/manufacturer notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak a seal in the transmission keeps leaking and has been replaced twice, place where car was purchased is going to replace vehicle because in order to fix the problem, the transmission, computer chip, and driveshaft would have to be replaced.
The information I have provided is in regard to the interior dome light of my vehicle. I drive mostly at night and in the early morning hours. The dome light will not turn off in a reasonable time frame. I have driven home from work on a few occassions with the dome light on the whole way. The light gets very hot and it makes seeing out of the rearview mirror difficult at best. I am concerned that this could lead to a vehicle accident or worse, a vehicle fire while I am driving down the freeway. This does not happen all the time, but often enough to cause concern. Thank you.
Door ajar - false reading. Dome light stays on with door closed.
Dome light stays on all time. A couple of times smoke came from dome. Truck has been seen by dealership about 4 or 5 times. Light stays off for a day or two, and comes right back on. Please list any other information.
Self adjusting brake kite is not installed causing the rear brakes to worn out. Yh
Door ajar light stays on which causes the interior lights to stay on and up to 40 minutes. Contacted dealer. They have cleaned the switch and replaced interior lights. But, vehicle still has the identical problem.
Clutch slave cylinder bolts came out knocking hole through transmition case.transmission cross member had to be cut out after speed nuts broke loose.heater failed three times.thermostat replaced twice didn't help.bolts holding cooling fan on came out.switch for dome light failed, and brake rotors warped.
The dome light has failed within a year of the original repair, shop claimed it was a common defect. Have an e-mail from ford's customer service urging me to have the problem fixed for my own safety among other reasons.
The dome light and door ajar light stay on when the door is closed. Happens intermittently. Dealer would not address issue until it was constant.
While consumer is driving the vehicle suddenly looses power, consumer has taken the vehicle to dealer many times but the are unable to diagnose the problem and the computer says there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. Nlm
Headlamp switch failed causing visibility problems when only the tail lights and front parking lights were working. Mjs
Part within the multi-function switch which controls turn signal /headlights/ low beams and high beams burned or melted, causing the headlights to become inoperable. Please give any further details.
Inside head light inoperable. Yh
Signal lever is 15-20 degrees to right or left of center, it does not stay engaged when turning have to hold the lever and turning with the other hand. Two dealers indicated problem was due to a design flaw. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
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