2021 Explorer ST Headlights

[bill0754]

I have noticed when driving at night that when I come to a stop, the headlights dip down. Then the dip back up when I start to drive again. Has anyone else noticed this or is it an issue with my car?

 

[Mobius87]

As in the beam physically moves? I thought only the Platinum trim came with auto-adjusting headlights?

 

[Brucecris]

As in the beam physically moves? I thought only the Platinum trim came with auto-adjusting headlights?

This is true


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[Dale5403]

As in the beam physically moves? I thought only the Platinum trim came with auto-adjusting headlights?

Those headlights only move right and left, not up and down. I wonder if the movement he is seeing if from braking to a stop and then accelerating from the stop. Both could cause the lights to move up and down due to movement of the front suspension.

 

[bill0754]

They actually move down towards the pavement, then move back up when I start moving again.

 

[UNBROKEN]

They actually move down towards the pavement, then move back up when I start moving again.

Unless they’re physically not bolted in place that’s not possible.

 

[bill0754]

That is what they are doing!! And the headlamp assembly's are bolted in tight. I have an appointment on Wed to bring the car in

 

[MattJ716]

video or it didnt happen

 

[bill0754]

Will try tonight. Maybe a good idea to show the dealer too

 

[Rugrat2553]

Stupid question but could the auto high beans be on and when the vehicle slows to a stop the auto high beams turn off until you get back up to 25?

 

[bill0754]

No, the auto high beams work. But this isn't what is happening. The lows dip when I come to a stop and rise when I move again. The highs are not coming on during this. I will try to video this tonight.

 

[bill0754]

Here is a video I took this evening. And the Auto Hi Beam was off. This happens every time I come to a stop. This can't be normal

 

[Dale5403]

I watched it a few times and you can see your hood dipping down as you brake. Then it comes back up as you take off. I really doubt it's the headlights. But I could be wrong.

 

[bill0754]

Nope! I stopped very slowly, and the dip and the dip back up is not the vehicle. It is definitely the lights. I had a couple of more videos, but they were just too large to upload.

 

[boosted_st]

Here is a video I took this evening. And the Auto Hi Beam was off. This happens every time I come to a stop. This can't be normal

I see what you are talking about and that's some really odd behavior... is there a wall that you could safely drive towards and do this? I think that would really show what is going on with the light even better. It's almost like the reflectors inside are moving down and then back up.

 

[Vash610]

Before i watched the video I thought it was just due to normal stopping and hard accelerating or something. After the video though, it does look like something is off. Something could be lose sliding a bit when coming to a stop and when accelerating.

 

[bill0754]

I am bringing it to the dealer tomorrow, so hopefully they can figure this out. I would try doing this towards a wall, but it is too unsafe. It's hard enough to hold the phone and steer...really don't want to be aiming towards a wall!! If I goof, then the headlights will really be off!! lol

 

[Autoworker]

Weird. It does appear that they drop.

 

[bill0754]

I am glad this is not normal. At first I thought it was something to not blind other drivers when you were stopped behind them. But it is just to weird. As I mentioned, when I got home from the dealer the day I purchased the car, the driver's side headlamp didn't work. DRL and directionals worked, but not he low or high beam. Took them a week to get a headlight, and now this.

 

[bill0754]

So the dealer couldn't figure out the issue today and has to contact Ford. But after they ran diagnostics and I left, the car ran terrible. Had no power, wouldn't accelerate, just made the piped in noised. Had to go back...they finally disconnected the battery for 5 min, and everything ran fine again. Weird.