Low beams problems

Low beams: Medium intensity headlights. They illuminate a short distance of the road (5 to 10 meters).
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Low beam on right does not work

Ford Ranger 2014 3.2 diesel. Supercab. 75000 miles
Left side beams all good. Right low beam circuit appears dead. Bulb is fine. Books do not show fuses relating to low beam let alone one for each side.
NeilA. from New Zealand 4 years ago  
NE
31 reports 
NeilA. from New Zealand 4 years ago
Computer needed reset and indeed there are no fuses for low beam nor tail lights. Thx.
Puke Ukengo from other 4 years ago
In the the Ford rangers the BCM or body control module are fitted with the field effect transistor there for if a short occurs the gate closes no voltage is supplied to low beam it prevents the fuse from shorting out or circuit overloading blowing the fuse,possible cause circuit short to ground etc or aftermarket accessories such as spot lamps fitted.to solve the issue take your Ford to a Ford dealership and they will do a diagnosis on your issues,secondly if the problem still present they will run a pcm/bcm reprogramming,if the lights still does not comes on replace the BCM,thanks hope this information help.
J Bodley from Australia 4 years ago
I'm glad its not just me with this problem. My left headlight stopped working but still had high beam, so I bought a pair of new globes and replaced them. Still didn't work. I rang Ford and they explained I must bring the car in for a reset, i'm thinking your joking. OK, $55 later, head light is working. One week later, my left tail light stops working. I rang Ford and asked if we need to plug in the computer again and they said the tail lamps are not controlled by the same. They convinced me there was damage to the wiring loom and remove the tub and look for damage. Well!!! Not a five minute job, removed the tub and found nothing. Put the car back together and what do you know, the tail lamp was working again. My left headlight has now stopped working on 4 occasions and now has cost over $200 to reset the computer each time. Today I took the car in to do another reset and it wont accept the fault, so no reset no headlight. Rats have been present under the hood, which I treated immediately and they did minimal damage, but Ford said pull out the battery and wiring loom and look for damage. OK, I'm a sparky, no problem, 3 hours later. All this to no avail, no damage at all. Still no headlight, must go back to Ford for another reset, as I had the battery out, nothing else works.
Sorry to ramble on, but this does your head in and this car is 3 years old and just out of warranty, so thanks for your input, I really appreciate it, looks like probably a new BCM, I hope these are not too expensive. Regards JB.
Philip from South Africa 3 years ago
Hi, have this problem on my 2012 Ford Ranger T6. Dealership says that BCM can no longer be reset and must be replaced, feels like this is a money making scheme, but none the less. Can these BCM's be repaired, or are there any other way to maybe reset it?
Sammy awattt from other 2 years ago
My rhs beam light not functioning while high working best both sides
Ron Taylor from United Kingdom a year ago
Buy a two relay wiring harness with 4h build connector and run them of the working side. Just carried it out works fine. Ford wanted £1000.00 to fit a new bcm. Part complete from eBay was £8.70
Ranger from Ireland a year ago
@Ron TaylorHi I got the harness today and fitted to the working side , both dims now work but the relays are buzzing loudly enough when dims are on , any ideas or is this OK
Simo from Australia 3 months ago
@Ron TaylorHi Ron does this way still run off the own stalk
Gordo from Australia 10 months ago
I own a Ranger PX2, 2014 model. I have had the Body Control Module (BCM) reset on low beam by my local mechanic twice now because of low beam not working. First case was only left side then both sides. Each reset cost money. It is my belief that when I connect our caravan to the PX2 the vehicle does not accept the led lights of the van. When I operate the right hand indicator it flashes quickly with van connected. Had a Hidrive canopy fitted in place of the tub, it has led lights but no problem for PX2 , indicators work fine. Phoned Hidrive, they fit resistors in wiring to lights because they knew of a problem with Rangers BCM when used with led lights. Found out about a wiring connector that plugs into the 12 pin socket on PX2 and has a 12 pin socket the van then plugs into. The connector is about 300mm long and cost $83 in Australia. This is a factory part and I suspect it is fitted with resistors to avoid the PX2 headlights issue and make the van appear to have conventional bulbs. When I connect a box trailer with conventional globes there is no problem.
I have ordered the connector and the supplier said there are a lot on order, so this may be an indication that the BCM does not recognise led bulbs and could be a common problem. I should also mention that the 2014 Ranger was fitted with conventional bulbs and not leds. Hoping this connector fixes my problem.
Hieu from Australia 7 months ago
Try to disconnect Battery for 30 minutes, then connect back. It may work like normal, BCM reset
Gordo from Australia 7 months ago
Problem now appears to be fixed. Did buy the factory lead and it has built in resistors connected from all actives to ground. Ie left and right turn, brake and park etc. Have now had resistors connected into trailer circuit. All good so far.
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Low beam fail

Ford Ranger 2014 Dual cab 45000 miles
Low beam on passenger side only has 2 volts running to it. High beam still works
Deon from Australia 6 years ago  
DE
5 reports 
Griffo from Australia 6 years ago
Mine too can't find any fuse problems also replaced globe
Deon from Australia 6 years ago
Have any one had this problem and had it fixed
Deon from Australia 6 years ago
Had to reset computer. Over load fault on low beam
Emil from other 2 years ago
Low beam is not working passenger side but the high beam is working perfectly.
Kuyajac from other a year ago
Hi emil may i know how you solve the problem of your ranger ? Thanks
rosco from Australia a year ago
I fitted two supposedly 'compatible' with 2014 PX1 Ranger LED headlamp bulbs and the rh low beam came on then went out, refitted original bulb, no light, the LH low beam also failed a few seconds later. High beam operates however, need BCM reset, not happy I have sent away to a Victorian supplier of a 'specific' Ranger Canbus conversion cable in order to get around flicking a code again, not tried as yet however...
I also have a PJ PK model and there was no problem with similar LED bulbs.
rosco from Australia a year ago
PS Rangers also have to be Canbus modified when fitting trailer brake units, Ford can supply a cable I believe, something also to do with BCM with the brake circuit triggering code when used a trigger for brake controller, can't use rear brake light as trigger ,
I had heard about this but not the headlight difficulty.
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Low beam not working

Ford Ranger 2014 Dual cab 60000 miles
Low beam on passenger side not working but high beam is. Can't find a fuse that relates to problem have changed globe... Any help much appreciated
Griffo from Australia 6 years ago  
GR
8 reports 
Griffo from Australia 6 years ago
Took to auto electric they put on coder machine an reset all codes now all good
rosco from Australia a year ago
A refurbished BCM costs just over $1000 Australian dollars from a Victorian firm Precision Engine Components. Apparently they will refurbish, repair your faulty BCM, requiring sending your underdash fuse BCM unit away. Second hand appear to be around $300 - $400 Australian dollars from salvage yards. Another Victorian supplier Stedi can provide a 'specific' and I mean specific resistance Canbus cable conversion to trick the BCM into allowing LED bulbs to be recognized as similar resistance for the Ranger,
Apparently, the years affected are Ranger PX1 2014 -15 and all Mazda BT 50's 2011 to present. Ranger 2011 -2013 and 2016 on are not affected, go figure? BCM was modified then changed again after 2015.
Kuyajac from other a year ago
Same issue here passenger side low beam and fog lamp not working but high beam is. From Philippines any suggestions pls help thank you for answering
rosco from Australia a year ago
It is possible with a relay to use the working side low beam light to trigger the independently powered relay which then operates both low beam headlamps, if the BCM has a fault and cannot be reset.
Duffy from United Kingdom 8 months ago
Main beam not working. Prior to not working main beam flickered when used and then stayed on. Then just stopped. Have ECU refurbished. Checked fuses ?????
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Low beams dead fuses intact

Ford Ranger 1999 Pickup  118545 miles
Low beams slowly “fizzled out” watched them just slowly dim til they died. High beams and DRLS are fine. Aftermarket head lamps and missing alot of fuses no idea how it was running. No other electrical issues
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Heihei from United States 3 months ago  
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