There are 11 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 1994 Ford Explorer in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 11 of 11 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)HIGH BEAMS ACT AS LOW BEAMS ALL THE TIME, UNLESS YOU PULL THE BRIGHTS TOWARDS YOU AND HOLD WHICH IS ALSO A FATALITY. *TR
LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH HEATS UP SO HOT THAT WIRES AND PLUG IN MELT,BURN AND CRACK CAUSING LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE THAT COULD GO UNKNOWN CAUSING A CRASH OR FIRE. *TR
GOT IN VEHICLE AT NIGHT, PULLED LIGHT SWITCH; STARTED DRIVING; HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR NO REASON; PLAYED WITH IT AWHILE & EVERY DAY TO TURN ON LIGHT. HIGH BEAMS WORK; HOLDS SWITCH TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON; WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
FAILS ABOUT EVERY 3 YEARS. SWITCH FAILS AND THEN NO BRAKELIGHTS. IO HAVE SEEN OTHER EXPLORERS NEAR THE SAME YEAR WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD. *AK
BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WA SNOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
DOME LIGHT GOES OUT BEFORE DOORS ARE COMPLETELY SHUT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DOME LIGHT SWITCH. *SKD
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
DASH LIGHTS FAILED.
BRAKE LIGHT SWITH FAILED. *SKD
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON DURING TURNS/LANE CHANGES.
I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TWICE. THE CURRENT SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE ORIGINAL SWUTCH WAS REPLACED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SECOND INCIDENT ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO THE LIGHTS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. CURRENTLY THE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AFTER THE PEDAL IS RELEASED. ALL THREE INCIDENTS THE BRAKES PERFORMED NORMALLY. THERE IS A SIDE EFFECT THAT OCCURS, THE BROADCAST RADIO WILL CUT OFF INTERMITTANTLY. THIS IS THE WAY I HAVE LEARNED OF THE SWITCH MALFUNCTION. NOTE, BOTH REPLACEMENT SWITCHES WERE PURCHASED AT A REPUTABLE AUTO PARTS STORE AND WERE MANUFACTURED FOR THIS VEHICLE. BOTH SWITCES WERE INSTALLED BY A TRAINED SEVICE TECHNICIAN.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.