Complaint 341416
1999 FORD PROBE • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS • filed Mar 29, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 341416
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Date Received
- Mar 29, 2002
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Owner Narrative
ONCOMING CARS HAVING OVERLY BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS CAUSE NIGHT BLINDNESS. BOTH BLUE AND WHITE EXTRA BRIGHT LIGHTS DO THIS. PROPERLY AIMED LIGHTS STILL SHINE INTO ONCOMING DIRVERS WHEN THEY GO OVER HILLS AND BUMPS. THE WORSE SITUATION IS RAIN AND ON ICE WHEN THE LIGHT ALSO REFLECTS OFF THE ROAD SURFACE GIVING THE ONCOMING DRIVER NOWHERE ON THE ROAD AHEAD THAT CAN BE VIEWED. THE COLOR IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT. I AM SURPRISEDED THESE ARE NOT COVERED IN MOST STATE'S LAWS ALREADY. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.