2005 Ford Cvpi Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 30%of 20 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 72,356miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2005 Ford Cvpi, 30% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,356 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving for approx. 5 min and my headlights just cut off. I pulled over turned the light switch on and off and still no head lights. The park lights would work just fine. I had to drive home using my bright lights. Luckily, no one was walking because I would not have been able to see them at all. I took the car in to the Ford dealership and they said it was the light control module that cost over $600 just for the part.”
NHTSA complaint #10584825, filed 2014-04, 168,999 miles“Headlight control modules on Ford crown victoria police cars. Lights go out while driving down the road at night. We have had approximately 15 of these fail in our area which only involves 4 police agencies. We have had 2 unexplained fatalities in Ford crown victoria police interceptors which occurred at night while running lights and sirens. The lights go out and an engineer in canada told me to push on the box located above the gas pedal with my foot. While doing this the lights came back on. Take foot off they go out. …”
NHTSA complaint #10322795, filed 2010-03, 30,000 miles“The headlights will go off when you are driving down the road. To get them to come back on I have to kick the lcm (lighting control module). It is a recurring problem that happens at least once daily, sometimes more. This is a problem that happens to several other police cruisers in the county.”
NHTSA complaint #10261495, filed 2009-03, 129,500 miles“Driving a 2005 crown victoria in the early am (it was dark) on a city street without street lights. The headlights went off. Stopped the car immediately. Turned lights off and back on. All lights except the headlights worked. Experimented with the light switch and turn signal lever. Discovered the brights worked when pulling the lever (manual operation of the brights). After about three minutes the headlights turned themselves back on. Took the car to a Ford dealership. Told them what had happened. They reported later in the day that nothing could be found that was wrong. …”
NHTSA complaint #10363022, filed 2010-10, 72,356 miles“Headlights will randomly turn off. Failure is inside the multifunction turn signal switch. Problem began with the left turn signal flashing very fast repeatedly and the headlights turn off. The lights will sometimes not turn back on. Second incident. Switch previously replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #10221794, filed 2008-03Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Ford Cvpi
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford Cvpi
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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