2011 Ford Taurus lights problems

Filed Nov 20, 2020 · Lights · 145,525 miles · MA

The plate light keeps burning out. It happens every month. Found a recall reference # 14v285000. Dealer says my vehicle is not covered by this recall. I am having the exact same problem. Why am I not covered.

Filed Nov 15, 2018 · Airbags, Lights · GA

My air bag light often comes on and off. But the ford place said it's no recall on my car. Also my dash board light flickers off from bright to dim when vehicle is in motion or still.

Filed Feb 7, 2017 · Lights · 122,064 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. While the vehicle was stationary, the tail lights failed to illuminate when prompted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,064.

Filed May 30, 2016 · Lights · 90,000 miles · AL

While replacing what appeared to be a burned out brake light on the right rear, further inspection revealed the problem was a burned socket and melted plastic bulb base. The bulb was destroyed during attempts to remove it and the plastic base had to be forcibly removed with pliers. It is unknown at this time if a new bulb will even work.

Filed Feb 17, 2016 · Lights · 85,000 miles · WI

Previous recall 14v285000, license plate lighting corrosion. My vehicle had the recall done back in 2013 and this week noticed the license plate lights were not working. When took into dealership they found the wiring harness had corroded and needed to be replaced, again! The concern is the wire harness is still corroding and ford is not acknowledging a continued issue with the wire harness corrosion.

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Lights · 83,000 miles · WI

The wiring harness for the rear license plate is corroded and needing to be replaced. Dealer states that this VIN is not part of the recall that ford previously had as it relates to the rear license plate wiring. Was noticed on a regular service call at 83,000 miles that the lights were inoperable. After changing the bulbs and still inoperable took it to ford dealer to have checked. Dealer stated that if you wiggle the wiring harness it would connect and work but when let go it became inoperable again.

Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Body, Lights · 15,000 miles · MO

My tail lights keep peeling. The chrome around the lights peels. I had replaced 2 years ago under warranty and now they are peeling again. It is a manufacturer issue I think but they need to find a solution as my 3 year old car looks bad with peeling chrome.

Filed Nov 2, 2013 · Lights · 55,000 miles · GA

We bought the car used august 2013. We took it back for driving lights to be checked. We hadn't driven at night until recently and the bright lights seem like dim lights. The dim lights appear to have a shadow inside or over them. The lights do not show very much of the road ahead. We changed the bulbs thinking they were old and we bought the brightest we could and still no difference. The road appears in shadows and you can't see very far. We will be returning to dealer to see if they can figure out a way to fix this dangerous problem.

Filed Dec 12, 2012 · Lights · 25,000 miles · NV · crash

Rented a 2011 ford taurus in maui; driving back from hana after dark, we couldn't see the right side of the road because of the headlights, which appeared to be severely out of adjustment --- they aimed left. The road is narrow, so we slowed to 25mph, +/-; we hit the end of a broken curb, destroying the right front tire. The rental company is hitting us $800 for a $400 factory mag wheel, plus a new tire. We could have quite easily gone over the edge into the ocean, considering we couldn't see the edge of the road; somebody driving a 2011 taurus southbound on california highway 1 after dark would be putting their life in jeopardy.

Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Acceleration, Lights · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, the headlights failed. The contact had to turn on the high beam headlights in order to regain visibility. The failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact also stated that the vehicle would intermittently experience a failure in which it surged forward momentarily. Updated 04/16/12 *bf the consumer also stated the vehicle would hesitate when acceleration from a standstill or at a very low speed. Updated 05/07/12