1994 Ford Taurus Exterior lighting Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN STOPS HAPPENING

NHTSA ID

11075736

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V009000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

NHTSA ID

11025468

Incident

Mar 14, 2017

Mileage

127,000 mi

RECALL 98V009000 HEADLAMP FLASH INTERMITTENTLY MY 94 FORD TAURUS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FORD OASIS SYSTEM IN REGARDS TO FACTORY RECALL ENDING ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 2 MONTHS BEFORE MINE . YOUR RECALL GOES FROM 93 TO 95 FORD VEHICLES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150509

Incident

Feb 2, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THE LIGHTS GO OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS. THE LIGHTS HAD TO BE TURNED ON MANUALLY USING THE SWITCH RATHER THAN AUTOMATICALLY ILLUMINATING WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V009000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10148116

Incident

Jan 19, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

DT: NOTICED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS RECALL 98V009000, FOR THE SAME THING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THERE NO FOREWARNING AND NO NOISE. CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND L THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10138660

Incident

Sep 15, 2005

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND COME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT MAY BE A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT WIRING SYSTEM. *TC

NHTSA ID

10103841

Incident

Dec 1, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

RECASLL 98V009000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER. HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLASH INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT T VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10097455

Incident

Oct 10, 2004

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS MELTED AND NEARLY CAUSED A FIRE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A FIRE WAS IMMINENT IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. *NM *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10080270

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

Mileage

969,467 mi

WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED THE HEAD LIGHTS REMAINED ON. *JB PH

NHTSA ID

10020219

Incident

May 16, 2003

Mileage

8,927 mi

FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT FUNCTION AFTER REPLACING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. WORKED FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN SHUT OFF. FUSES CHECKED OK OTHER TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKS DID NOT REMEDY SITUATION. NOTED 2 BURNED PLUG HOLES IN WIRING HARNESS AT SWITCH. VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR IS ON A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TOLD BY FORD SERVICE TECH THAT MY VEHICLE (VIN# [XXX]) WAS NOT IN RECALL. ALSO REAR LIGHT OVER HATCH HAS LEAKED SINCE NEW AND CAUSED LIGHT TO SHORT OUT. NOTICED MANY OTHER 94 WAGONS WITH SAME PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10007980

Incident

Feb 12, 2003

Mileage

137,719 mi

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.*JB. *JB

NHTSA ID

10007071

PLUG ON BACK OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION,RESULTING IN LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013857

Incident

Oct 15, 1997

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM CAUSES AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO SAFETY BECAUSE VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO ZERO. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V009000 ON 16-NOV-1998, AND INFORMED CONSUMER ANY REPAIRS FOR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WILL BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003291

RECALL 98 V 009 000/HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER: HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT FOR A BRIEF INTERVAL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT., DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRED. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8002586

Incident

Oct 28, 2001

LOW BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. WHEN PUTTING ON LOW BEAM LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON, AND EVERYTHING ON DASH JUST RAPIDLY BLINKS. WHEN USING HIGH BEAM EVERYTHING GOES AWAY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

899274

Incident

Nov 12, 2001

WHEN TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF, AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND DRAIN BATTERY.*AK POSSIBLE BOLT FAILURE IN SUBFRAME CAUSED CLUNKING SOUND. *YH

NHTSA ID

884979

Incident

Apr 3, 2000

HEADLIGHTS ARE SEVERELY FOGGED AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

880448

Incident

Oct 15, 1995

HEADLIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK HEADLIGHT SWITCH A PART, AND DICOVERED THAT WIRES INSIDE OF BRACKET WERE MELTED . ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

875529

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

I HAVE COMPLIED TO FORD ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY SAID I WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AND THEY TOLD BE I SHOULD GET IT FIXED AND SAVE THE RECEIPT IN CASE IT WAS EVER RECALLED BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT SINCE IT WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I REPLACED THIS HEADLIGHT SWITCH I NOTICED THAT THE PLACTIC PART AROUND THE WIRES LEADING TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE MELTED AND VERY BURNED. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AND HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO CAUSE A FIRE NOT TO MENTION THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF THEM SELVES. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD FORD STYLE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE IT TO YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

736859

Incident

Feb 6, 1997

THE DRIVERS DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WERE MISALIGNED. YH

NHTSA ID

552588

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH IS USED OR THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK

NHTSA ID

858460

Incident

Sep 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LIGHTS WENT OUT THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. AFTER DIMMING LIGHTS,CONTINUED ON. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I TRIED DRIVING WITH "BRIGHTS' AGAIN,LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN...THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD IN 1998,AND HAD SWITCH REPLACED ON RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

717630

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUES TO FLASH. FORD CANNOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING, ON A HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH QUICKLY OTHER TIMES THEY STAY OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WARRANTS YOUR ATTENTION. FORD REFUSES TO PUT MY CAR UNDER THE RECALL THAT EXISTS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH 1994 TAURUSES BECAUSE OF MY VIN NUMBER? I HAVE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING ON TWO YEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

717523

Incident

Dec 31, 1997

VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RECALL 98V-009, DEALERSHIP SAID VEHICLE WAS FINE, WITHIN 3 1/2 MONTHS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT AND WAS DENIED SERVICES PER RECALL. MJS

NHTSA ID

546511

Incident

Apr 5, 1999

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHENEVER THEY WERE BEING USED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED OUT AND REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V009000 FORD/HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER.

NHTSA ID

840702

Incident

Nov 11, 1998