2003 Ford F-150 Exterior lighting Problems

“My Ford f150 super crew has a recurring problem in that it continuously blows a certain 5 amp fuse. This fuse disables the automatic lights, the automatic door locks and the overdrive system. I took the truck to the local Ford dealership. They replaced the fuse and charged me $52.50. They did not fix anything. I found an identical complaint on your website from nov 30, 2008.”

“The multi-function switch on my 2003 Ford F-150 harley davidson is faulty. It fails intermittently causing the left turn signal to not function at all. It affects the hazard flashers as well. It works only intermittently and then fails again. I have had no accidents and the vehicle had only about 48,000 miles when the failure started. I have almost been rear-ended several times due to the left turn signal failing.”

“My 2003 F-150 v8, 4.6l 2wd truck received water damage to the gem (generic electronic module) causing the windshield wipers to stop working while driving to work on a foggy/dew morning after a rainstorm. The water damage was due to a leak on the loose windshield that caused water to run directly to the fusebox & gem that controls all electronics in the vehicle. After looking seeking an answer for this problem, I found that at lease a hundred others have had the same windshield leak in the '97-'03 f series vehicles. …”

“Recently, the headlights, fog lights, dash lights, auto light functions, door locks, exc., all began perform erratically; including the dash lights going out while driving at night! The next day I went great lakes Ford in ludington, mi. As soon as I mentioned one of the symptoms, the tech immediately knew the problem: he told me that the oem adhesive on the windshield had failed causing water to leak down behind the dash and directly onto the gem module and fuse panel. …”

“Vehicle type - 2003 Ford F-150 (harley-davidson edition) issue also affects other year models of the same truck. 1) no known events - part seems to have broken easily under normal use and normal driving conditions. 2) the part that has failed is a fog lamp bracket. When the bracket fails (it is made of brittle plastic), the fog lamp assembly will fall to the ground in front of either the left or right front tires. This can cause a loss of vehicle control when the truck tire impacts the fog lamp assembly. 3) Ford will not replace the part - they disagree that it is a safety hazard. …”