2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE LIGHTS WILL THEN COME BACK ON. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MAIN LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT HAVE AFFECT. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY. UNABLE TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON. THEY CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. TAPPING LCM SEEMS TO MAKE THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON. IT APPEARS TO BE SAFETY HAZARD.*TR

FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2003 LIGHT CONTROL MODULE THERMAL-SENSITIVE FAILURE AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SWITCH BACK ON AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED BRIEFLY IN COLD CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHTS IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODES. HAD TO DRIVE 6 BLOCKS ON PARKING LIGHTS ONLY. SECOND FAILURE REQUIRED THAT CAR BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT WITH MOMENTARY-CLOSURE HIGH BEAM SWITCH MANUALLY ENGAGED TO PROVIDE SOME HEADLIGHTS. THAT EVENING HEADLIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER CAR PARKED IN WARM GARAGE. ALL OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS OK. CAR TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHICH REPLACED LCM MODULE FOR $722.00. BOTH EXTENDED REPAIR WARRANTY CARRIER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO REFUND ANY PORTION OF THE REPAIR. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT "IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THERE WASN'T ONE". THIS IS BOTH A COSTLY BURDEN TO THE CONSUMER AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY TO OVERRIDE A SUDDEN LCM FAILURE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHTS, AS THE DASHBOARD HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPERATES THROUGH THE LCM IN ALL MODES. I FIND THAT THE NHTSA JUST CLOSED A CASE INVOLVING 306 FORD LCM FAILURES BETWEEN 2003 AND 2005. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES AS BOTH A COST BURDEN AND SAFETY PROBLEM, STRONGLY CALLING FOR A REOPENING OF THIS CASE IN BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS FOGGY OR RAINING. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE HE COULD NOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE OVER-NIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,435. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

HEADLAMPS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEY STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN 20 MILE TRIP. *TR

MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. EVERY PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN TO WITH SIMILAR CARS HAVE HAD HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE PROBLEM IS A LCM COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS AND IS $500. *TR

HAVE 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA GOT RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2009. I CALLED NAPA FORD AND WAS TOLD CAR HAD TO BE A POLICE CAR REGISTERED TO A POLICE STATION REALLY FELT LIKE A BRUSH OFF NOW 5 MONTHS LATER I HAVE CRACKS IN MY RIM AND A FLAT TIRE I CALLED BACK AND WAS BRUSHED OFF AGAIN THERE IS A PROVEN DEFECT AND THERE NOT FIXING IT. *TR

MY NAME IS MATTHEW AND I OWN A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX SPORT. IN EARLY JANUARY I HAD A MINOR FRONT END COLLISION WITH A DEER. MY INSURANCE PROVIDER REPLACED A HEADLAMP, PARK LAMP AND A HEADER (FRONT PANEL THAT CONNECTS TO THE GRILLE. IN EARLY FEBRUARY I WAS DRIVING AFTER DARK AND THE HEADLAMPS SHUTOFF, THE PARK LAMPS STAYED ON BUT THE TWO WHITE HEADLAMPS SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. I PLAYED WITH THE SWITCH, HIGH BEAMS AND FINALLY TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT THE CAR THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS GONE FROM A ONCE A MONTH OCCURRENCE TO A PERMANENT PROBLEM TO THE EFFECT THAT THE LIGHTS STAY ON FOR LESS THEN 2 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. AFTER THAT I MUST HOLD THE WAND BACK TO TURN ON THE HEADLAMPS THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE. THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. CONSEQUENTLY IT IS HARD TO DRIVE AND CONTROL SUCH A LARGE CAR WITH ONLY ONE HAND AND I FEEL THAT ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A CAR WITH THE CONDITION OF THE HEADLIGHTS. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT THIS MAY BE A HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING IT BUT MY MECHANIC SAID NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE IT WAS A LIGHT CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM....$480.00 FOR A SAFETY PART THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD HAVE PROBLEMS. I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT HITTING THE DEER RUINED THE MODULE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DIDN'T START UNTIL A MONTH AFTER I HAD MY ACCIDENT AND THE IMPACT WAS VERY LIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT THE ONLY CROWN VICTORIA OWNER THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT MAKES ME WONDER WHY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

ON JULY 10 MY WIFE AND GRAND SON WERE RETURNING TO OUR FLORIDA HOME FROM AN AMUSEMENT PARK ABOUT AN HOURS RIDE WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 03 FORD CROWN VIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AFTER 30 MINUTES TRYING DIFFERENT IDEAS THE LIGHT DID COME ON AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME FORTUNATELY WITH THE LIGHTS STAYING ON, IT WAS A NERVE RACKING EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. SINCE THEN IT HAS DONE IT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING THE DAY AS I RUN WITH MY LIGHTS ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT IT IS THE LCM UNIT(LIGHT CONTROL MODULE) THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS IN THIS 03 CROWN VIC AND THE 04,05 MODELS. I KNOW THAT YOU HAD AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND CLOSED IT WHEN YOU DID NOT WARRANT A RECALL EVEN AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, SOME OF THEM VERY SCARY ON DARK BACK ROADS. I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO YOU TO KNOW WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT. WHAT WILL IT TAKE A HIGHWAY DEATH TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOK AT IN A PROPER MANNER? I JUST CAN BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS RECALL ITEM. JUST TRY SHUTTING YOUR LIGHT OFF ON A NARROW BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH TO JUST GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT ALL ABOUT, YOU WILL BE PUTTING THEM BACK ON REAL QUICK, NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WHEN THE LCM FAILS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME READING MY E-MAIL. *TR

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILED....HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT IN DARK ON HWY. UNABLE TO GET LIGHTS ON SAFETY HAZARD. HAD TO USE FLASHER TO APPROACH PULL OFF AREA. STILL UNABLE TO GET LIGHTS ON. FAMILY MEMBER CAME, FOLLOWED TO GET CAR & PASSENGERS TO SAFETY. *TR