Complaint 768126
1995 FORD EXPLORER • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Feb 16, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 768126
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1995
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Feb 16, 2010
- Date Received
- Feb 28, 2010
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
DRIVER'S SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS A BULB SENSING SYSTEM, AND ISSUED A WARNING TO CHECK THE HEADLAMPS. I REPLACED BULB, BUT IT STILL DID NOT WORK. A DAY LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT ALSO FAILED, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS. AFTER LOOKING FOR A FUSE OR WIRING PROBLEM, I FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS AND SIMILAR VEHICLE MODELS, AND HAS BEEN INDIRECTLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN A TSB, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. TO ME THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED MORE PROACTIVELY. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.