Complaint 1129215
1998 FORD EXPLORER • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Oct 30, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1129215
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Oct 30, 2014
- Date Received
- Nov 10, 2014
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.