Complaint 1404778
2005 FORD EXPLORER • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Aug 25, 2017
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1404778
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Aug 25, 2017
- Date Received
- Aug 31, 2017
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT MY VEHICLES DASHBOARD BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC. THEN THE BATTERY GAUGE RAPIDLY DROPPED INTO THE RED ZONE. WITHIN ABOUT 3 MILES I LOST MY INTERIOR POWER, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, AND SIGNALS INCLUDING MY HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN LIMPING OFF THE INTERSTATE MY TRUCK HAD LOST ENOUGH POWER TO WHERE IT DIED OUT. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR FRIED OUT CAUSING A SURGE THAT WIPED OUT THE PCM AND UTILITY CLUSTER ALL WITHOUT WARNING.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.