This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Low beams don't work when the engine gets hot, I was driving the other night at 10pm and the headlights went out. Pitch black and almost wrecked.......This is a know issue..... Fuel pump has small cracks in the top of driver side fuel pump could start fire, and its a know issue....... Heads on the LS7 also know valve issue. It will ruin the motor.....
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated upon purchasing the vehicle and driving at 25 MPH, the headlights flickered on and off. The contact was able to continue to drive. The contact later received an unknown recall notification from the manufacturer regarding the headlight failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who completed the recall repair; however, the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1.
I took car to local Chevrolet dealer to have headlight flashing problem corrected. They gave me back the car saying it was fixed. Problem is still there and now they want regular shop rate to repair the recal problem. Problem is a broken wire in the fuse box in engine compartment. This causes the low beam headlights to flicker on and off wfter engine compartment heats up. Car is unsafe to drive at night.
Recently I was driving home and my automatic low beam headlights did not come on. Tried to turn them on manually, nothing. Had one working fog light to get home. People flashing me to turn my lights on. Very dangerous.
Llow beam lights completely stopped working on way home on a busy highway in the dark. High beams work, parking lights work. After cool down relay allows low beam to come back on. This is a major safety issue.
- Foley, AL, USA
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I notice a strong fuel odor inside the car when tank is filled.. once I get to like half a tank it goes away. Also the headlight lens has to be polished frequently.they are cheap plastic.
Brake lights remain on while driving then go off when brake pedal is depressed. Happens stopped or moving. Have heard a faulty BCM (body control module) causes this.
Got off work at 6pm was driving home on regular roads, and out of no where my low beams went out and wouldn't turn on again. Check all the fuses and relays and there all good.
The list goes on and on. I get a check engine coolant error that the dealership can't diagnose. My car smells like fuel. Sometimes it smells foul coming from the ac. I get a tire flat warning when my tires are just fine. My brakes won't stop squeeling even after buying new rotars and pads. My headlights suffered from something called mazing in which the lights have tiny little cracks in them all over causing no way to drive at night due to poor visibility and the lights cost $1200 for just one meaning it would cost $2500 to get new lights put on a used car. This is just ridiculous. GM knows what they did but didn't care to help me on the headlights.
Recently my low beam headlights would randomly stop working. At first they would go off and come back on after a couple minutes but now I'L be lucky if they turn on at all. The problem comes from the fuse box located under the hood. In the beginning I would get out of my car and play around with the low beam relay until the lights came on and stayed on but now that does not even help. Its obviously a problem due to the fuse box. I know there are many other corvette owners who have the same issue. I hope GM will fix this problem.
Documents attached detailing problem and GM's response - this is not a typical lens fogging with age that can be cleaned with a store bought product. I put 1/15/16 as the date below as that is the date I first contacted GM but this has formed over the last number of months.
Took car in for a diagnose gentleman said there was a recall for low beams so I said it was fine took car home 3 weeks later while I was on the highway cars low beams went out after engine heats up went back to dealer and let them know the the situation and the went and checked the car turns out that now I have a faulty fuse box keep in mind I had car for 3 years and never had a low beam problem till the recall was preformed
My low beams on my headlights on my 2008 Chevy Corvette suddenly turn off once the car warms up after driving a few minutes. When I turn on my car, the lights turn on normally. But as I drive, they suddenly turn off.... I see that this is a problem happening alot in vehicles like mine.
The low beam headlights sporadically shut off while the car is being driven. It has happened numerous times since the initial incident and makes driving very dangerous.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the low beam lights failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the underhood bussed electrical center needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Low beam headlights failed while driving. High beams work and all other lights. Lights resumed working later as car cooled down. Failed again the next day. Seems to start working as car warms up.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the low beam headlights malfunctioned decreasing the contact's visibility. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving at night with the headlights activated, the low beam lights failed. The dealer stated that the ubec housing failed and caused the low beam relay control circuit to fail. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 61,200. Updated 12/2/14
This is my 3rd complaint. I know there is a recall on the head lights for the years 2005-2007. And for the years 2008-2013 it will be covered under upcoming customer satisfaction program 14203. When I called GM they said my VIN # is not covered under that program yet my Corvette is a 2008 model. I would like to know why. I have had numerous incidents where people get very mad because I am driving with high beams on. One time another vehicle swerved at me trying to run me off road.
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- Mount Airy, MD, USA