Ford Freestyle owners have reported 21 exterior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common exterior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's exterior lighting (15 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's back up lights (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting problems | |
| Back Up Lights problems | |
| Turn Signal problems | |
| Headlight Switch problems | |
| Brake Light Switch problems |
While I am driving down the road, it feels like the vehicle shuts off. I am still able to accelerate, steer and stop; however, the lights, heater and radio shut off and all of my gauges quit working. My dashboard says "check charging system" but the source of the issue has not been found. Read details...
While driving car at night lights on dashboard and instrument panel went out, abs light came on, headlights went out but backup lights came on while car was in drive. Turn signals did not work and radio went out. Car eventually lost all power. Read details...
The dash turned off. All of the dash components are not working including the mileage, speedometer, gas, oil, turn signals etc. It is not safe to drive. It fails several times during the day and at night keeping me guessing if I am driving the speed limit or not and if my turn signals are working. Read details...
The interior lights came on w/o turning them on and the switch was in the off position. Also, no doors were ajar at the time of the incident. At the same time the headlights turned on and off three separate times within one minute. This occurred on 05/14/2014, 05/17/2014 and 05/20/2014. Read details...
We noticed that when going over bumps in the road, the interior lights would randomly turn on and off. At first I thought it might have been related to a door switch but after some trouble shooting, I found that it was related to the ignition switch. Read details...