Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 5 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. the contact stated there was no way to manually adjust the back lighting of the instrument panel. as a result, the contact would intermittently have difficulty reading the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed the vehicle was operating as designed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 6,500. sm. | |||
| 04/17/2009 | 2500 | 1 | |
| I have had no answer to my concern. i purchased a new 2009 ford xlt four door extended cab pickup in february. in april 2009, i noticed that the inside dash lights (gauges, speedometer, etc.) came on only when it was very dark outside the vehicle. this is true whether the light switch is in the manual or the automatic position. the dash lights will not respond when the headlights are illuminated in the manual or automatic position unless it is very dark outside or you place your finger over the electric eye. the ford dealer from whom i purchased the vehicle agreed that the dash lights should illuminate whenever the headlights are on and kept the vehicle for five days trying to find the problem. they finally got hold of the ford motor company hot line and were told that the current lighting system for this vehicle is a result of a programming change made by the company for 2009. i was informed that the only solution to my concern would result as a probable recall for all of the vehicles to fix the problem. in late may 2009, i called the ford motor company | |||