1993 FORD TAURUS Exterior Lightingheadlightsswitch Problems

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. FIDDLED DESPERATELY WITH THE ON/OFF SWITCH & GOT THEM TO COME BACK ON. WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES ... DISCOVERED TURNING OFF AND BACK ON FIXED. SUSPECTED IT HAD TO DO WITH THE HEAT. OVER THE TWO MONTH, RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO. ALSO FOUND THAT USUALLY PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE SWITCH ITSELF AND JIGGLING WOULD BRING THEM BACK, AND DISCOVERED I COULD HOLD THE HIGH BEAMS ON. FINALLY SEARCHED HERE AND FOUND 98V009000, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER ... BUT GAVE THEM RECALL 98S01 (FOUND ELSEWHERE WHEN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART WHEN I HAD DECIDED THAT IT MOST LIKELY WAS IN THE SWITCH). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V009000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 192,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE LIGHT SWITCH IN THE CONSUMER'S 1993 FORD TAURUS. *PH THE PART WOULD BECOME SO HOT THAT IT WOULD MELT IN THE DASHBOARD, AS THE SWITCH STARTED TO GO BAD, THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 98V009000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS PERFORMED, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. RECALL # 98 V 009 000 *JB

CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR A HEADLAMP SWITCH, WHICH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.*AK *JB

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE PAN PLUG LEFT UNDONE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE OIL, THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVER TORQUE BOLTS WHICH BURSTED AROUND THE CORE, THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. CONSUMER HAS LOST TRUST IN THE DEALERSHIP. HEAD LIGHTS FAILED, LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE WIPERS WERE NOISY, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND WIPER MOTOR. THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT ON TURNS AND WHEN BACKING UP. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, SHRATER VALVE AND A/C REFRIGERANT WAS REPLACED. THE KEY SWITCH FAILED. THE FAULTY ANTENNA MOTOR FAILED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE...

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT ONE HOUR WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS ON, THEY STARTED TO GO OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID BASED ON VIN # VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *YH

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT ONE HOUR WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS ON, THEY STARTED TO GO OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID BASED ON VIN # VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *YH

TAURUS HAS A MELTED CONNECTOR AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! NHTSA CAMPAIN # 98V009000 RECALLS TAURUS'S DEC. 1992 TO SEPT. 1993. MY TAURUS WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPT. 1992 AND IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. IT'S OBVIOUS A 1993 TAURUS MANUFACTURED IN SEPT. 1992 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS A TAURUS MANUFACTURED IN DEC. 1992. DID THE NHTSA MAKE A MISTAKE AND NOT ENCOMPASS ENOUGH CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE NHTSA WOULD BE CONCERNED AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE 1993 TAURUS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE DATES, DEC. 1992 TO SEPT. 1992. I CALLED FORD AND THE WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE SEPT. 1992 CARS ARE NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. WILL THE NHTSA CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE RECALL?*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN CIRCUIT BREAKER. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V009000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER HAVING THE LIGHTS TURNED ON FOR AN HOUR ON LOW BEAM THE METAL POST HOLDING THE SWITCH ON GETS INCREDIBLY HOT AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE TO PULL OVER PARK THE CAR SHUT IT DOWN AND LET THE SWITCH COOL DOWN AND THEN I CAN USE THE HEAD LIGHTS AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS. IF I SHOULD NEED TO USE THEW HIGH BEAM LIGHTS I CAN ONLY RUN THEM FOR MINUTES BEFORE THEY GO OUT.*AK

RECALL 98V009000/ HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER. A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE REMEDY FAILED. VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A SECOND TIME AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-009). MJS

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE, HOWEVER ONLY PARTIAL REPAIR OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH COMPLETED. (98V-009) MJS

RECALL REPAIRS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS, (98V-009), (98V-094), (98V-323). MJS

CONSUMER REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER. DEALER REFUSED BECAUSE VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH MANUFACTURER'S NHSTA RECALL 98V-009. ALSO DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE'S VIN DOES NOT COME UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S-01. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH HEADLIGHT SWITCH LIGHT WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE A BLACKOUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE SWITCH COOLED OFF. WHEN THE SWITCH COOLED OFF, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP, BUT THE SWITCH HAD MELTED, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

RECALL 98V009, DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE IN USE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH 3 TIMES. *AK

RECALL 98V-0090.00, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S01. CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. DEALER HAD NO PARTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER EVER SINCE. CONSUMER CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

RECALL #98-V-009 / MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 98-S-01, HEADLIGHTS SWITCH; CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND BEEN TRYING TO GET IT HONORED BY LINCOLN/MERCURY HEADQUARTER SENT ON JUNE 10, 98, AND STILL UNABLE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

FAULTY HEADLAMP SWITCH HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *AK

RECALL 98V009000, HEADLIGHT SWITCH RECALL WHICH HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. FINALLY, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND THERE WAS A SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE HARNESS CONNECTOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERHEATED. THE INSULATION HAD MELTED FROM WIRES. *AK

HEAD LAMP SWITCH OVERHEATED AND FAILED.

RECALL KIT FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

RECALL REPAIR WORK DENIED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS.

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN RECALL #98V009, HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER CONTATCED DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

HEADLIGHTS SWITCH ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES STAYING OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE PLUG CONNECTED TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS DEFORMED AND BROWN IN COLOR DUE TO OVERHEATING, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT A FIRE HAZARD.

HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSES LIGHT TO TURN ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY.

VEHICLE IS INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 98V009, HEAD LIGHTS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVALIABLE. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIR OF HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DOING THE REPAIRS, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. CONSUMER THEN HAD THE DEALER CHECK FOR RECALL ON THE REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS. DEALER SAID THAT ALL VEHICLE'S PRODUCED AFTER JULY 1996, WERE COVERED BY THE RECALL FOR BROKEN REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS, AND THAT THE RECALL WAS GOOD UP TO 6 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. 98V-009000. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED.

HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES.

HEAD LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION, EXTERIOR PARKING LAMPS, AND REAR MARKER LAMPS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO HEADLAMP SWITCH/CONNECTOR OVERHEATING. *AK

HEADLIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH LOCATED ON LEFT SIDE OF DASHBOARD.

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING.

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING IS FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE HEAD LIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWITCH TWICE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON UNLESS DRIVER HOLDS THE SWITCH ON HIGH BEAM. SEVERAL TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS HAS GONE OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, AFTER MANUAL ADJUSTMENT, THE LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALER STATES POSSIBLE SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE SWITCH. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON, PE96-018. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER OFF AND ON/POOR VISIBILITY *SD

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF, DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE REDESIGNING THE SWITCH. TT

WHILE DRIVING FRONT HEADLAMP SWITCH CONNECTOR FAILED DUE TO BURNT OUT WIRES. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. *AK