2005 Ford Crown Victoria exterior lighting problems
99 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria — 51% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the headlights had become intermittently inoperable while driving at night. The contact personally replaced the fuses and undisclosed parts, per the information found online; however, the failure persisted. The odometer was…”
filed Feb 25, 2026
“Safety recall for the LCM was repaired by lameroux Ford in Brookfield but the bypass was not preformed and the lcm is still acting up. Called and they want to charge me to look at the work they failed to do properly. Brought it to another mechanic who verified the LCM was not bypassed.”
filed Aug 15, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles have a lighting control module (LCM) that may fail, resulting in a loss…Campaign 15V861000 · Dec 22, 2015
Related service bulletins
Ford: the lighting control module has extended warranty coverage, on certain vehicles, due to a possible crack on solder joint that connects relay to circuit board. Model 2003-2005 crown victoria, grand marquis. *pe
CSP-14-N-01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 11, 2014
Exterior Lighting problems in other Crown Victoria years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Crown Victoria | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 Crown Victoria | 1 | 2% |
| 2007 Crown Victoria | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 Crown Victoria | 2 | 4% |
| 2004 Crown Victoria | 81 | 59% |
| 2003 Crown Victoria | 96 | 39% |
| 2002 Crown Victoria | 3 | 5% |
| 2001 Crown Victoria | 2 | 4% |
| 2000 Crown Victoria | 11 | 13% |
| 1999 Crown Victoria | 10 | 7% |
| 1998 Crown Victoria | 12 | 10% |
| 1997 Crown Victoria | 9 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.