NHTSA Complaint #10361132 — 2004 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HEADLIGHTS FAIL! OUT ON A DARK, DARK ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (I-57) AND A SINGLE 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN, HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS?!? I WENT TO FORD DEALER WHO ACTED LIKE HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE (RIVER OAKS FORD IN CALUMET CITY, IL ~ THE TOP RATED FORD REPAIR DEALER IN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDED PHONE MESSAGE AND A HUGE BANNER ON THE WALL AS YOU ENTER THE DEALERSHIP), BUT WAS CLUELESS AS TO THIS PROBLEM, REALLY? THE CAR SAT THERE ALL DAY UNTIL THEY CALLED ME AT 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON TO TELL ME THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM? OH, WE CAN INSTALL A NEW LIGHT BOX MODULE ($500)...THAT MIGHT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM...NO GUARANTEE, AGAIN...REALLY? I CAME HOME (PROBLEM UNREPAIRED), LOOKED UP 2004 CROWN VICTORIA HEADLIGHTS ON GOOGLE AND TO MY ASTONISHMENT FOUND WEBSITE/ARTICLE AFTER ARTICLE STATING HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS ON CROWN VICTORIAS, GRAND MARQUIS AND MAURADER 2003-2005!!! I THINK THAT FORD IS TRYING TO SHUCK THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING CARE OF THIS POTENTIALITY HAZARDOUS MALFUNCTION (CAR CAN START ON FIRE AND MANY CABS IN LOS ANGELES HAVE ARTICLE DATE 3/25/10)! THEY SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SEND OUT A NATIONWIDE RECALL FOR THIS TO BE FIXED, INSTEAD I HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR THE PART, THE LABOR TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE DOWNTIME HAVING THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR THE DAY! PATHETIC IS ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BRIGHTS LEVER BACK TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT I WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF LIGHTS...NOT EASY DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE HOLDING THIS LEVER ALL THE WAY BUT IT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET ANY KIND OF LIGHTS TO WORK! PUSHING THE BRIGHT LIGHT LEVER FORWARD TO KEEP THE BRIGHTS ON DIDN'T WORK EITHER! *TR