Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 12/07/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph and having to brake abruptly, there was a hesitation in braking response. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was repaired and three sets of rear brake pads were installed on the vehicle. in addition, the low beam headlights started to dim. the contact inspected the vehicle himself and noticed that the pig tail socket had shortened. the pig tail socket was replaced. the failure mileage was unknown. the current mileage was approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/07/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph and having to brake abruptly, the brakes seemed to engage fast enough. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. they advised him that they were unable to diagnose any failure. the vehicle was repaired for three sets of rear brake pads. in addition, the low beam headlights had started to dim. the contact inspected the vehicle his self and noticed that the pig tail socket had a short. the vehicle was repaired for the pig tail socket. the failure mileage was unknown. the current mileage was approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 1 | ||
| Driver and passenger side low beam bulb holder/mounts/socket, melted- deformed. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2008 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Low beam headlamp socket on the drivers side failed. one of the socket contacts showed evidence of a catastrophic electrical failure - looks like severe arcing, burned plastic, broken socket shell and badly burned pin in the lamp. the lamp itself is still o.k., except for the badly burned pin. about a week and a half later the same thing happened to the low beam lamp on the passenger side. same damage to the same pin in the socket. that lamp is also o.k. except for the burned pin. this would appear to be a problem with the sockets/vehicle wiring, not the lamps. these lamps are mounted quite high and are reasonably well protected so it is unlikely that this is a moisture problem. the cost of the replacement socket from ford is simply outrageous! dealer says this is the first case they've seen of this happening - but i heard the same thing when i had problems with the rear brakes and i now know that certainly wasn't true! has anyone else had this problem? *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 03/25/2008 | 71000 | 1 | |
| Left headlamp (running lamp) is not working. went to change the bulb and found the end of the harness is melted. looks like a possible fire hazard. will take to dealer asap for repair. *tr | |||
| 03/28/2006 | 172 | 4 | 03/25/2006 |
| Auto headlights fail during operation, driving in rural non light sensitive areas. *nm | |||