NHTSA Complaint #10049509 — 1999 FORD WINDSTAR

WHEN WE OPEN THE DOORS, SOMETIMES THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT COME ON. OTHER TIMES IT BLINKS ON AND THEN GOES OFF. EVEN OTHER TIMES IT WILL BLINK QUICKLY. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AFTER DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING WILL SOMETIMES BLINK ON AND OFF AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR THE SHORT TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE. THIS MAKES SINCE BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE OR IF THE PROBLEM MOVES TO OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS EXTERIOR LIGHTING. *LA