2014 Ford Transit Connect Exterior lighting Problems

“Dash board lights and all meters inoperative. Instrument cluster inoperative. Multifunctional display inoperative. Chimes, warning lights and messages out. Intermittent and all function come back after several minutes of driving.”

“The vehicle now has 130K miles on it and the dash instrument lights are getting so dim that I can not see the speedometer on a sunny day. The dealership says the adjustment is all the way up for dash light brightness, but the lights are just not bright enough anymore. This affects all the dash cluster instruments, both the digital speedometer and the analog speedometer.”

“The contact owns a 2014 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while driving with the low-beam headlights activated, the low-beam headlights became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact attempted to replace the bulbs. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the wiring connector was burned on the passenger’s side. The contact called another independent mechanic, but no assistance was provided. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. …”

“The contact owns a 2014 Ford Transit Connect. While driving through a construction zone at night, the high beams were turned on, but failed to illuminate correctly. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an auto electrical shop where it was diagnosed with a faulty head light switch that needed replacement. The switch was replaced, but the failure persisted. They vehicle was taken back to the auto electrical shop were it was diagnosed with a second switch that needed replacement. The second headlight switch was replaced, but the failure still persisted. …”