Six problems related to headlights have been reported for the 2018 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2018 Expedition.
The headlights on the 2018 Expedition are awful. They are far too dim and distance coverage is far too short. They have a sharp cut off that makes it seem like something is in the way of them. The brights are better, but not nearly what they should be for a 2018, $60k+ vehicle. This is a huge safety concern. Not confident that I would see something in the road within a reasonable time to safely avoid it.
Poor illumination from headlights. Visibility at night with either high or low beams is unacceptable. Not easy to avoid obstacles like deer crossing the highway, debris or other hazards.
Headlight power on the vehicle is inadequate, does not provide enough forward visibility. Noticed after purchase of vehicle in Dec. 2018.
The halogen headlights in my 2018 Ford Expedition limited are too dim and unsafe for roads that are not lit or for driving in the rain on any road. I cannot see the road well and I feel that the halogen bulbs are not a good enough option in a 60k+ vehicle. I am extremely disappointed in Ford motor company for cutting corners and not making the led headlight housing standard for all of their vehicles. The Ford oem halogen bulbs are extremely dim and unsafe for consumer use. If there was something in the road, I don't think my headlights would give me enough notice to avoid an obstruction. Very unsafe.
The halogen headlamps on the 2018 Expedition are completely inadequate for a 2018 vehicle. They are dim, and they are angled down with a low cutoff. I brought my vehicle to the dealer and they adjusted the lights as high as possible, which did not address this issue. Ford offers an optional led headlamp system which appears significantly brighter and safer, but at the time of purchase they didn't have these on the dealer lots. It's wildly irresponsible to sell a brand new vehicle for $65000 + that has headlights from the 1990s. They also claim that this system can not be retrofitted to the halogen headlamp models. Driving at night on a road without street lights is unsafe. You can't see road signs, oncoming traffic, pedestrians on the road, etc. Visibility is limited to a very short distance. There are multiple complaints on this NHTSA site about the inadequate lighting, what will it take to get Ford to replace the halogen lights with the led lights?.
The low beam headlights shine very low and not far enough ahead of the vehicle. They are also very dim.
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