Day - Night light sensor replacement?

[Cancunbadlands]

It doesn't matter what mode your in its dark, the only way to get a bright screen is turn headlamp switch to O, its dark in Auto, Day and night, turn off headlamp to O and screen gets brighter in all modes.

Ah ok I got you now

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[a***h]

When this dimming occurs, are the headlights/tailights coming on in the daytime? I'm assuming they do, but I don't think you've mentioned it.

Yes, the headlights and other lights all come on as if it were night. The system thinks its night all of the time.

 

[Tbone289]

Yes, the headlights and other lights all come on as if it were night. The system thinks its night all of the time.

That settles it then. Wait in line to have the system diagnosed at the dealership under warranty. They'll likely need to replace the sensor as you suspect.

 

[a***h]

That settles it then. Wait in line to have the system diagnosed at the dealership under warranty. They'll likely need to replace the sensor as you suspect.

My problem is that I have very little confidence in my local Ford dealer service department. Don't ask me why I have that opinion. So I most likely will have to trouble shoot it myself and fix it, or live with it.

 

[Tbone289]

My problem is that I have very little confidence in my local Ford dealer service department. Don't ask me why I have that opinion. So I most likely will have to trouble shoot it myself and fix it, or live with it.

Yeah, I suffer that same dilemma, with good reason: history of poor service.

The problem with this type of thing is that there are no error codes (DTCs) to follow, so, logically you would replace the sensor yourself, but it could actually be something else such as the aforementioned connection. I would pull it out, check the connection, then if that's not it, replace the sensor. If that's doesn't fix the problem, I don't know what the next logical step would be other than the dealer.

 

[ScottyC]

My problem is that I have very little confidence in my local Ford dealer service department. Don't ask me why I have that opinion. So I most likely will have to trouble shoot it myself and fix it, or live with it.

So, if you have that little confidence in your local dealership - why would you buy it from them?

 

[a***h]

So, if you have that little confidence in your local dealership - why would you buy it from them?

I didn’t buy it from them, they didn’t have what I was looking for. That shouldn’t make any difference, because I’ve bought a lot of new vehicles from them. That’s why I know the service department quite well.

 

[a***h]

Yeah, I suffer that same dilemma, with good reason: history of poor service.

The problem with this type of thing is that there are no error codes (DTCs) to follow, so, logically you would replace the sensor yourself, but it could actually be something else such as the aforementioned connection. I would pull it out, check the connection, then if that's not it, replace the sensor. If that's doesn't fix the problem, I don't know what the next logical step would be other than the dealer.

I agree with you, You have laid out the logical approach and that’s what I plan to follow. Who knows, I might get lucky. The biggest problem I see is that this is not an isolated issue. This has affected many other people besides me. So it’s not likely a loose or broken wire.

 

[ScottyC]

I didn’t buy it from them, they didn’t have what I was looking for. That shouldn’t make any difference, because I’ve bought a lot of new vehicles from them. That’s why I know the service department quite well.

So, why not bring it back to where you bought it? I fully understand the whole "its a Ford warranty item" mantra about getting it fixed no matter where you bought it but I would think that the selling dealer might have a little more "iron in the fire" attitude when it comes to repair what they actually sold.

 

[a***h]

So, why not bring it back to where you bought it? I fully understand the whole "its a Ford warranty item" mantra about getting it fixed no matter where you bought it but I would think that the selling dealer might have a little more "iron in the fire" attitude when it comes to repair what they actually sold.

That is a possibility, but not until I’ve exhausted all other avenues. I don’t share your opinion that the selling dealer will be any better than my local dealer.

 

[ScottyC]

That is a possibility, but not until I’ve exhausted all other avenues. I don’t share your opinion that the selling dealer will be any better than my local dealer.

Not saying that at all, just making an observation that they may be a little more "motivated" to satisfy you as a customer than the dealer that you have such a low opinion of service wise that doesn't seem to be too all concerned with your business to slough you off for almost a month....

 

[El Kabong]

Methinks it's not only Ford service departments that are booked well in advance especially for electronics gremlins.

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