Ford recalls 313,000 sedans for headlights that can go out

Here's something you don't want to have happen to you while you drive on darkened road: The headlights suddenly go out.

But that's the reason Ford is recalling 313,000 old Crown Victorias and Mercury Grand Marquis, it says in a filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as reported by the Associated Press. Solder joints in the lighting control module can crack. If that happens, the headlights are suddenly on the blink.

The defect was blamed for 11 crashes.

The recall covers the big sedans from the 2003 to 2005 model years. There are still plenty of them in taxicab, if not police, service.