1. Ford F-150
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  3. Exterior Lighting

Ford F-150 Exterior Lighting Problems

143
Owner complaint records in our dataset
21
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 143 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 3 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • brake light · 24 records
  • turn signal · 13 records
  • tail light · 11 records
  • failure mileage · 11 records
  • tail lights · 11 records
  • repaired failure · 9 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi37
30–60k mi37
60–100k mi19
100–150k mi13
150–400k mi7

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • September 15, 2019 · 39,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    After receiving recall 19s07-19v-075 by mail and having it reprogrammed by crater lake ford medford,or the transmission shifts worse than the original. My vehicle was manufactured at georgia plant. 3.7 flex fuel. I was in cruise control going down a mountain pass with my foot on the brake and the cruise control failed to disengage and then abruptly shifted to a lower gear. The cruise control works flawlessly on most…

    ODI 11297132

    2011 records in this system

  • September 1, 2019 · 100,000 miles

    Body · Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that water was leaking inside the vehicle from the third window and the middle brake light was full of water. Additionally, there was black mold in the vehicle. The contact attempted to remove the mold, but was unsuccessful. Also, the air bag warning indicator was illuminated. The contact called elder ford of tampa (9560 n florida ave, tampa, fl 33612,…

    ODI 11256864

    2010 records in this system

  • July 10, 2019 · 71,234 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford ford f-150. While driving, the rear passenger side tail light and turn signal failed to function. The vehicle was taken to mullinax ford of mobile ([redacted], mobile, al 36608, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic who provided the same diagnosis as the dealer. The vehicle was not…

    ODI 11258973

    2011 records in this system

  • July 10, 2019 · 55,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Visibility/Wiper

    Brake reservoir warning light is on - reservoir 1/2 empty. No signs of leaking wiper stays on even if it's off. Instrumental dash dims in and out . Fuel gage reset b does not reset.

    ODI 11243468

    2013 records in this system

  • June 12, 2019 · 1,900 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. The contact stated that the driver's side headlight was cracked from the inside. As a result, only one headlight was functional. The contact had difficulty driving at night because one light was dimmer than the other. The vehicle was driven to ancira ford (501 10th st, floresville, tx 78114, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but they did not know how to repair the internal crack.…

    ODI 11230090

    2018 records in this system

  • June 1, 2019 · 82,350 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    The instrument cluster on mine is starting to fail, the gauges aren't always accurate, the brake light stays on most of the time even though there is no problem in the brake system the parking brake sensor is good already checked it, and the fluid level is full and the sensor in the master cylinder is good. Due to the cluster malfunction especially at night the interior light will come on and stay on while driving…

    ODI 11220301

    2008 records in this system

  • May 1, 2019 · 3,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-150. While driving at various speeds at night the headlights failed to produce adequate light. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to sanderson ford 6400 n 51st ave, glendale, az 8530[redacted] where it was diagnosed that a light adjustment was needed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure…

    ODI 11302336

    2019 records in this system

  • April 23, 2019 · 42,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. The contact stated that the rear cab lights overheated and the lens melted off. The contact purchased the vehicle one month ago. The contact called al sprizter ford ([redacted], cuyahoga falls, oh 44223, [redacted]), but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer stated that there was no recall; therefore, the contact may be responsible for the repair costs.…

    ODI 11209070

    2015 records in this system