2015 Ford Explorer Exterior Lighting Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 12 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While driving on street or hi way the dash light turn off and on. This is very dangerous at night.
ODI 11280387
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
It's popping up low engine power and it will shut down everything from lights to blind spot detection. It just started doing this after running through a small water puddle.
ODI 11271190
Exterior Lighting · Steering
Started car and put in reverse and noticed that the steering was not working normally and then noticed the power steering fault assist and service advance trac notification. Also at the same time, the turn signal would not stay engaged. I managed to drive 100 miles home with "manual steering" on the highway and needed to use one hand to change lanes. If this problem happened going 60 miles per hour, an accident or…
ODI 11242676
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Driving 55mph on i-94 last night in a steady rain and check battery message came up in the left ip display. Within a few seconds i lost the power steering, then the center console entertainment/info screen, then the instrument cluster went black with the headlights and windshield wipers which were on highest setting slowed but continued to operate only while in the highest setting. This scenario continued off and on…
ODI 11185651
Exterior Lighting
Oncoming cars are constantly flashing their lights at me because they think that my headlights are on high beam. I took my explorer to landmark ford in tigard oregon to have them verify that the lights were adjusted properly. I was told that everything meet specifications. The service manager stated the he and the technician had the same extra bright low beam issues with their ford pickups. I asked if there was…
ODI 11056375
Air Bags · Body · Exterior Lighting
I started with headaches ,and always nassau, always. Tired ,when i push on the accelerator i smelled fumes coming out of my a/c ..i was driving wide awake on 95 north ,processing to go home .i was in orangeburg s.c.i had been talking through my radio connected bluetooth, i had a little over a hour to go .a deer .my airbags on the driver side deployed but not the passengers .and they did not stay up to long ,a godly…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11046551
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Headlights are suppose to be sealed units but when i'm driving in the rain the water gets in. Ford denied warranty replacement of them calling it condensation and that is normal. The water stays in for a day or two but when driving at night it obscures my vision from the light being defused. This is a known problem by ford and they don't seem to want to own up to it. I sent pictures to them but have since deleted…
ODI 11000716
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. While driving at unknown speeds with the low and high beam headlights activated, the lights failed to illuminate properly. There was an abnormal line through the passenger side headlight. The contact called a local dealer (coconut point ford, 22400 s tamianmi trl, estero, fl 33928) and was informed that the headlights were not aligned. The vehicle was repaired, but the…
ODI 11053989
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
We have had continual failures with our 2015 and 2016 ford explorers with the police package. The body control modules, wiring harnesses, restraint control modules that are either preventing new units being placed into service or fail once they have been placed into service. We currently have two of these units that we purchased off of our state contract in washington state that are still at the dealer. We purchased…
ODI 10822763
Exterior Lighting
My 2015 ford explorer has poor lighting. When driving at night you feel like the lights are off. Very hard to see some roads. I have mentioned this to the dealer, they said they have heard a few complaints. I also saw an article about poor lighting in some newer vehicles and my explorer was listed in the article. I also have a 2018 explorer. Some times the lights look dim. I love the car just think this is dangerous.
ODI 11266639
Exterior Lighting
This is just a formal complaint to hopefully avoid accidents: headlights on most new vehicles are dangerous. They do not project, if you face a garage, there is a distinct line where above this line there is no extra light and below the line is where the headlights shine. When going up and down hills you can see about 3 feet in front of you and no further. It is just as dangerous around curves. You can't read street…
ODI 10807002
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lights don't work that great it looks like some painted a black line in the windshield and we can't see above that line. Very dangerous. I am very disappointed in the lights. I had an edge before and we could see so much better. *js
ODI 10661856
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