Three problems related to headlights have been reported for the 2013 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2013 Taurus.
The headlights on this vehicle present a hazard as they provide little to no peripheral light. The headlights on this vehicle are equipped with only one bulb per side which provides light straight ahead but very little light to the side. Thus when one makes a turn onto another road one cannot see the road being turned on prior to the turn. I am putting a date in below only because it is required.
This is an on going issues the design of the halogen headlight lamp system on this car does not give out enough light. My lights only focus in one spot with light and everything else is dark. If aimed correctly I only have light maybe 15 feet in front of the car and I cannot see the road directly in front of the car. When it rains I am blind driving by other cars lights. I have taken this to Ford twice now and the keep readjusting the lights to throw the light out in front of the car leaving me not able to see the road in front of the car. Ford has also told me nothing is wrong with the lighting.
Headlight system is poor on low beam. There is a horizontal line making definite division in visibility that extends across the complete horizontal line of vision. Going to high beams stops eliminates it. I nearly had an accident as I cannot see well on low beams. The same thing is reported by many owners of this vehicle. I stopped at the dealer, we looked at it, tried the lights and also tried to adjust them but the low beams just do not have a light pattern that allows the driver to see at a safe distance in front of the car at night. This low beam headlight system just plain stinks for a car that had a msrp of $35k.
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