2011 Ford Ranger Exterior lighting Problems

HIGH BEAM LIGHTS FAILED ON, THE HI-LO BEAM SWITCH IN TURN, HAZARD, WIPER COMBO SWITCH LATER OVERHEATED, BURN UP, SMOKE IN CABIN CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF LAMPS, WIPERS AT NIGHT IN RAIN. CLEARLY A COMMON ISSUE BASED ON WEB. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SEND FULL LOAD CURRENT WITH NO CONTROL RELAYS FORCE A HIGHER STANDARD ON DESIGN MARGINS AND AND MTTF. YOU HAVE (4) HEAD LAMPS ON A CAR NO REASON A DESIGN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CAUSE ALL (4) TO FAILURE. FORCE MULTIPLE RELAYS, MODULES, AND CONTACTS, WIRING CIRCUITS AND FUSES. ALSO FIX THE BLINDING HEADLIGHT ISSUES. I SEE ALMOST NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LO AND HI BEAMS ON NEW CARS AND SEE SPOTS FOR 30 SECONDS AFTER PASSING CARS ON LO. SET STANDARDS AND FORCE CERTS ON EVERY NEW HEAD LIGHT DESIGN. DOT/NHTSA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY CRASHES RELATED TO BEING BLINDED WITH HEADLIGHTS

NHTSA ID

11618410

Incident

Oct 7, 2024

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, AND HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WASHINGTON FORD LOCATED AT 507 WASHINGTON ROAD, WASHINGTON, PA 15301 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

11355192

Incident

Sep 11, 2020

Mileage

35,000 mi

2011 FORD RANGER COULD BE RELATED TO FORD'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11C18. : ON 09-06-19, DURING NIGHT TIME, A CO-WORKER FOLLOWING THIS VEHICLE REPORTED TO THE OWNER THAT ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTS; BRAKE LIGHTS, AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ON-09-07- 2019, THE FUSES WERE CHECKED AND APPEAR TO BE GOOD. BACK UP LIGHTS WORK AND ALL DASH LIGHTS AND LIGHTS TO THE VEHICLE FRONT WORK. THE VIN FOR THIS 2011 TRUCK APPARENTLY IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER THE WEEK OF 09-09-2019 FOR REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

11253816

Incident

Sep 6, 2019

Mileage

65,547 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARD WARNING INDICATOR, AND FLASHERS FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURT STREET FORD (815-306-0491, LOCATED AT 558 WILLIAM R LATHAM SENIOR DR, BOURBONNAIS, IL 60914) AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62. *TR

NHTSA ID

11216916

Incident

Jul 5, 2012

Mileage

62 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

11144206

Incident

Oct 28, 2018

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE CONTACT, CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION ON WHAT PART WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10839631

Incident

Jun 15, 2015

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD RANGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED, THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10822001

Incident

Jan 13, 2016

Mileage

29,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2011 FORD RANGER SINCE BUYING IT ON 10-24-15. NOTICE IT AFTER ONE DAY AND TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND WE WENT BACK ANOTHER TIME TO COMPLAIN AND THEY DIDN'T CARE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. MY HUSBAND GOES TO WORK IN THE DARK AND WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. THIS ALSO AFFECT US USING TRUCK AT NIGHT. THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

10821835

Incident

Oct 25, 2015

Mileage

24 mi

2011 FORD RANGER. CONSUMER STATES REAR TURN SIGNALS AND STOP LIGHTS DID NOT WORK *TGW

NHTSA ID

10419085

Incident

Aug 1, 2011