There are 4 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 1997 Ford F-250 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)VEHICLE: FORD F250 V8 TRUCK INCIDENT: DEFECTIVE CAB LIGHT SWITCH IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, CAB LIGHT STAYED ON CAUSING LIGHT UNIT TO OVERHEAT AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW AND GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE. OWNER REPLACE THE CAB LIGHT SWITCH.*AK
1997 FORD F-250LD REAR WINDOW LEAKS. YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM BUT I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I AND MANY OTHERS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO WITH THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS DESTROYING THE HEAD LIGHTS IN THESE TRUCKS PLUS OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND WHAT'S IN IT. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME IT RAINS HARD OR SOFT AND WHEN I WASH THE TRUCK. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WORKS AS A MECHANIC FOR FORD AND HE SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS. FORD DOES NOT REALLY HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY DO FIX IT, IT DOES NOT LAST FOR LONG. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS AND WOULD BUY THEM AGAIN AND I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO FIND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FIX ALL THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP. *LA
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION , AND AT TIMES, IT IS DIFFCULT TO TURN IT ON. SWITCH WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANY, AND ONLY LASTED FOR 1 YEAR. DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK WHEN DOME LIGHT IS TURNED ON THE HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF BECAUSE THE SWITCH IS THE SAME FOR BOTH. *YH
TURN SIGNALS WOULD FAIL TO STAY ON IF ROAD BEARS OPPOSITE OF SIGNAL. LEFT TURN ROAD BEARING RIGHT SLIGHTLY, WOULD TURN SIGNAL OFF. THE SIGNAL CAN TURN ITSELF OFF. TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. BUT, PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, UNABLE TO BE FIXED, DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SIGNAL, CONSUMER MOST HOLD SIGNAL ON WITH ONE HAND AND STEER WITH THE OTHER. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.