Headlights Problems of Ford Focus - part 1

The contact stated that her mother-in-law owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her mother-in-law was driving at an unknown speed, the front passenger’s side wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a control arm failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that 2 weeks later the driver’s side wheel detached. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic who stated that the control arm had detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that 3 months later while stopped at a traffic light, the driver was unable to control the vehicle as the front passenger’s side wheel detached from the vehicle as well as the transmission slid into the engine. The transmission observation was by the tow truck company. The vehicle was towed to the owner's residence. The failure cause was not diagnosed by the dealer or an independent mechanic. The contact stated that the tow company informed her that the vehicle was unable to be towed on the flatbed due to the fact that the front end of the vehicle might detach. The contact stated that the headlights would also flicker on and off while driving. The contact stated that the independent mechanic replaced the light bulbs however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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~tl- the contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated she noticed the front driver side headlight had burnt out. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 733. Dp.

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My driver side headlight kept giving out and to find out the wire of the socket to the low beam light is melting causing my headlight not to work. I replaced it now it's still melting again I'm afraid that's there something wrong with the wiring.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. Within the last two years of the contact owning the vehicle, the transmission, wheel bearing, and water cooling tank were replaced. Also, the headlight assemblies filled up with water and were replaced. The repairs were performed by metro Ford (9000 NW 7th Ave, miami, FL 33150, (305) 751-9711) each time under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: cas2209312, but no resolution was provided. The contact reached out to the florida attorney general's office for lemon law advice. The failure mileage was 50,500.

My passenger side headlight keeps going out. Even after replacing the lights, the low beam will not work. All the fuses have been checked and seem to be working properly.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the headlights were dim at night because the laminate was peeling. The contact called autofair Ford in manchester at 603-634-100 (located at 1475 s willow st, manchester, nh 03103) and was informed that the warranty was expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the warranty expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.

Headlight on the right side did not work. The error message was low beam dip. I had the socket replaced three weeks ago. The headlight worked for about two weeks.

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The headlight housing socket melted in November 2018, causing the lamp to fail and the replacement of the housing. After replacing the socket and bulb, the same thing just happened (March 31, 2019). The headlamp is unusable unless housing and bulb are completely replaced. There is fear of a fire occurring.

Head lamp service fault . You lose all power to the headlights and your key fob does not register. Meaning you can just hop in the car with no keys and drive. Also the car turns off while driving.

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Takata recall. First the headlights stopped working with no way to fix it. They randomly cut off at night while driving. Next, the car will shutter and cut off while driving. The car will no longer start. All the incidents were on a highway in valdosta georgia.

2014 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to several safety recalls received on vehicle after purchase. The consumer stated the transmission would slip while traveling uphill with the cruise control activated, the headlights shut off, and the engine would knock.

Every time it rains, I keep on getting water inside the headlights now the right side daytime running lamps are out, the left side is going out. The daytime running went out October 12, 2018 the headlights started getting water inside about 02-01-18. I had to take my car for a fuel pump module they that is under warranty Ford said that the headlights are not covered. There are no cracks in the headlights the service writer said that the seals must be bad to me that sounds like their is a defect in the seals, this is also a safety hazard consider my car is only a 2016 2 years old this should not be happening.

The vehicle dip beam bulb (low beam headlights) burn out, on average every three to four months. We have replaced said bulbs (both left low beam and right low beam) at least six times in the approximate two plus years we have owned said vehicle. Most recent event, Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

Tl the contact owns a 2001 Ford Focus. While driving various speeds at night, the low and high beam headlights failed to illuminate brightly. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to metro Ford of madison (5422 wayne terrace, madison, WI 53718, (608) 246-3600), but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

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Left side headlight has an intermittent issue where it works and doesn't work. Changed the bulb and the problem still occurs. Discovered the plug in the wiring harness that goes to the bulb looks cracked. The bulb tests ok. There has not been any damage to this vehicle related to the headlight according to the dealership. There is a dipped beam fault coming up on the car.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle briefly jerked and shuddered, losing significant motive power. After restarting the vehicle, it returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The contact also stated that while driving at night, she became aware that the headlamps provided inadequate illumination, severely compromising nighttime visibility. After a visual inspection of the headlamps, she observed that the housing had excessive deterioration. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a general failure with the transmission and no diagnosis for the failure with the headlamps but advised that they be replaced. In regards to the transmission, the vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 46,000.

Due to poor design the bulb melted the surrounding headlight assembly resulting in the entire unit having to be replaced.

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On 12/13/2016 I brought my 2016 Ford Focus to the dealer because the auto headlights system will come on when I felt like it and it also affected the navigation screen lighting it will come on and go into night mode the said they fix the problem then on04/17/19 I brought it back to the dealer for the same problem they said they fix the problem again and now March 2021 I'm having the same problem again something is going on.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact noticed that the headlights on the vehicle did not illuminate bright enough. The dealer stated that they could not remedy the headlight failure. The failure mileage was 188.

Drivers low beam headlight does not work due to failure in under dash fuse box/ Smart juction box.

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I was driving and my headlights and interior lights started to flicker and the check engine light came on and then the car just quit running after 10 minutes I was able to start the car and get home I have had this car (2000 Ford Focus) for a little over a year the place I purchased it from did not tell me about any problems but I have had problems for the whole time and they have only gotten worse I have put an alternator on it and changed a couple of wires that were melted but it did not help! I am afraid to drive the car now especially with my 2 year old in it with me this car is not safe to drive!!!.

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I turned onto a two lane street (one lane in each direction). The oncoming traffic was stopped due a red light. An SUV pulled out of a parking lot between two of the cars waiting for the light to turn green and tried to cut across my lane also, but hit my car instead. I drive a Ford Focus, a small car. I was hit on my driver's side front fender and door. The front driver's side fender and mirror were torn completely off of the car. The front driver's side tire was damaged, and something was bent, so that the tire could no longer be set in a straight position. The hood was bent, and the driver's side headlight was hanging from the car. The interior portion of the driver's side foot well caved inward and hit my legs. The driver's door was hit so hard that the door would not open, and I had to untangle my feet, and exit the car from the passenger side. My tiny car was hit by an SUV that had "punched" the gas to try and cross in front of me- but hit my driver's side door instead. There was a great deal of damage done to my car, but my airbag never deployed. I've heard of airbags going off when someone barely hit something with their bumper, yet I got hit directly in my door, at a decent rate of speed by an automobile twice the size of mine, and my airbag did not deploy. Not my front airbag, nor my side impact airbags. I have to believe this is some type of defect.

When you turn on the headlights or if you turn on the front windshield wipers, the instrument cluster gages, get "very dim". When the head lights are turned to off, all of the gage lights get brighter. This makes it very difficult to drive and see the speedometer during the daytime. I would like to drive with my running lights "on" during our travels in the daytime. But the gages get to dim to read in the daylight, so we travel with our running lights in the "off" position. Our local Ford dealer says that is the way they are designed at the present time. The local dealer does not have a "fix". . . . This is a safety issue for me and my wife.

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Plastic insulation of electrical connector that connects right headlight bulb with wiring overheated, melted and caused smoldering fire that led to damaging smoke deposits in headlight assembly. Fire stayed contained to headlight housing.

The fuse for my dash and night runner lights blow and replaced the fuse about 4 or 5 times then the wiring caught on fire that was 6 months ago got it fixed and now my dash and night runners lights have stop working again changed the fuse and they are not working still and I cant move the shifter this car isn't safe anymore and I need a safe car for my daughter and I.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph and making a left turn, he heard noises. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who stated that the left rear coil springs had fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that there was a problem with the headlight lenses which became foggy over time. The dealer stated that they had changed headlight manufacturers because of the problem. The failure mileage was approximately 81,800. Updated 1/19/2010 updated 03/25/jb.

2004 Focus zwt 1. Loss of front wiper park function ! 2. Loss of headlight / auxiliary lamp function ! happened at 2 separate incidents during 2009.

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We own a 2000 Ford Focus zx3 and the right passenger headlight is defected. It looks to have oxidation but after trying to clean the headlight we can not do so. . After observing alot of Ford Focus's we have noticed that all of them have the same problem. Is there a recall for this? please let us know.

My headlight fell out of the housing and melted the housing around it. It no longer works as a result of this. . . . There were no events leading up to the failure of this part. I would not know why the lamp it's self would just fall out of the housing. I have asked if there was a recall on this but was told no by the local Ford dealership but you can't trust what they say because they told me years ago there was no recall on my fuel pump and there was, they are just rude there.

Ford Focus headlamps extremely dim and on low beam and one side on low beam while opposite side on high. If you switch to high beam it does the same thing only opposite. Wiring internal to headlamp seems too small for current fed through wiring. You can see the wiring is fatigued. Replaced high beam switch and on/off switch to no avail. Checked power and grounds to no avail. Seems Ford has electrical issues with these cars.

The vehicle we had has had the headlights replaced on it seven time and the company refuse to talk to us about this matter.

I bought this vehicle brand new and within two years of owning this vehicle I had the headlights replaced eight times.

After driving my 2003 Ford Focus 5xw (5 door hatchback) though heavy rain on the highway, the next day I noticed one head light and one fog light was out. After investigation to the cause. My fog light had just normally burned out. But the head light on the drivers side while replacing the bulb noticed all three nylon connector covers for each of the three wires had melted? changing the lights as a set the same thing happened on the passenger side head light? with the replacement bulbs now installed the drivers side still does not light , only the passengers. There is no power coming to the drivers side head light for normal mode. It will only light with the brights on. As to the melting of the electrical connector covers I'm sure that is not normal operation. ? I am still investigating where the power loss is coming from and why the insulation on the connectors of both headlights melted away? fyi.

Headlight lenses have turned opaque and make it very difficult to see at night. This could lead to an accident.

2005 Ford Focus. The consumer stated the grill and headlights were out of place. When the vehicle was taken to the dealership, they were not sure if they were going to able to fix the problem. The dealership made adjustments, but the consumer didn't feel it was properly corrected. The consumer stated only one half of the headlight assembly was able to be put in compliance. He has been told the radiator support panel was built in an improper position. Ford stated the vehicle was built within tolerance. It should not affect any safety components. When the consumer asked for that in writing they were unsure of themselves. The consumer stated the hood sits too low at the fender near the right a- pillar, the consumer stated there was no problem before the vehicle was serviced.

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