Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet corvette. While driving 50 MPH, the headlights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v251000 (electrical system, exterior lighting) the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
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When I drive my car at night my low beams stop working after 25min of driving it. Everything else is working fine so I have to drive with my high beams and I've been pull over for driving like that. After I park and the car sits for few hours the low beams start to work again.
Around 1-13-15, spoke with "[xxx]" about recall I received on my 2005 corvette, which stated the parts were available and I should contact the dealer to schedule an appointment. [xxx] said they did not have the parts, but would call when they were available. Today is february 23, 2015, and I still have heard nothing from watson chevrolet regarding the recall on my 2005 chevrolet corvette. How long should one be expected to wait for a recall repair? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet corvette. The contact indicated that when driving over a bump, the low beams and high beams shorted intermittently. The contact mentioned that when the failure occurred, only the running lights and the fog lights would work properly. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v251000 (electrical system and exterior lighting). However, the parts needed were not available for several months. The dealer was unable to provide a specific date when the parts would become available. The contact replaced the battery twice due to the intermittent failure. Also, the contact mentioned that a clicking noise emitted from the keyless ignition and the vehicle failed to start. In addition, the contact stated that the TPMS sensor illuminated after replacing the front two tires and noticed. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who diagnosed that there was an intermittent electrical short and the alternator may need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,469.
Driving in the rain when the low beam headlights stopped working; high beams and fog lights operational. Same thing happened on 11-23-14 (except no rain). In both cases the lights worked fine the next day. Dealer says there is a recall but that they have no part or guidance from gm.
Low beam head lights are not working properly. Telescopic steering column is also recalled.
While coming home from work this evening (completely dark / 6:30pm) my low beam headlights both shut off. I was on a four lane road coming up to a traffic light that was green for me. I noticed just before getting to the traffic light my headlights had shut off. I slowed some thinking I had accidentally hit a switch or something and thank goodness I slowed some. As I approached the light a car turned right in front of me. I had to slam on my brakes and really thought I was going to hit the other car. They obviously didn't see me since I had no headlights. When I got home I checked online to see where the head light fuse was located on my car thinking that's all it was. I found out through online articles this is a problem that is under investigation for my model corvette with over 100k miles. I let the car cool down per what was said in some of the forums and just went out to crank my car and the headlights came on. This is a very very dangerous situation and given gm's reluctance to recall known dangerous issues with some of their vehicles I hope your agency will force a recall on this. I very nearly t-boned another driver tonight because I feel they just didn't see me without my head lights on. Thank you.
Beginning in feb, 2014, my '05 corvette began exhibiting loss of low beam headlights due to a problem identified by gm. May of 2014, a gm recall # 13146 was assigned to the problem with a commitment from gm that the underhood bussing electric center (ubec) would be modified for vehicle owners at no cost (see the federal safety agency campaign number 14v251000). I have contacted chevrolet a few times since then, the last contact being yesterday (10/29/14). I was issued a case number by chevrolet/gm (not included in this description as it could lead to personal information). Despite being aware of the need to correct this safety issue, I was informed 10/29/14 that chevrolet/gm still has not provided the re-worked ubec for replacement. Lack of low-beams is a real problem as I am unable to knowingly drive at night due to lack of sufficient illumination when using only the fog lights, or over-illumination using just the high beams (this causes other vehicles to "flash" me to let me know my brights are on). Occasionally, I will be caught after sundown and forced to drive with either only fog lights or high beams. I am frustrated and disappointed by gm's lack of movement on correcting this problem, which is why I am contacting the federal safety agency.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet corvette. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v251000 (electrical system, exterior lighting). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure.
I received the following notice, but gm has not contacted me about fixing the problem: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ you are receiving this message because you have requested to be notified if there is a safety recall regarding vehicles from the federal safety agency's office of defects investigation. Please click on the following the federal safety agency campaign id links to view the recall information. The federal safety agency campaign id number :14v251 manufacturer :general motors llc make / model years :chevrolet / 2005-2007 subject : loss of low beam headlights.
I am having the exact same issues as described in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v251000. Brake lights are staying on when not depressing the brake pedal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the headlights dimmed. The high beams were engaged in order to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who informed that there was not a remedy for the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number:14v251000 (electrical system , exterior lighting). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,846.
Driving on highway at 60 MPH and the low beam head lights went off without me turning them off. Car dash displayed " head lights suggested". They did not come back on.
While driving my 2005 corvette my head lights will go out. Sometimes when I start my car they will not even come on. I cannot drive my car at night time .
I am driving at night all of a sudden my lights go out and will not come back on..... Come to find out the fuse box gets to hot and the wires inside are affected causing it to fail the dealer says its not under warranty and I think this should be a recall.this almost caused me to crash into someone. If I did get hurt because of this I would file a law suit.
My low beam headlights went out with no warning. The interior light monitor on the dash shows the low beams as working. The fog lights and the high beams continue to work. I had to drive home with my high beams on.
The low-beam lights keep cutting-off when the engine temperature reaches normal temperature. After shutting down the vehicle, the engine cools-off and then the lights will come back on, only to again cut-off when the engine is turned back on again...
After the engine heats up (approx. 15 minutes) the low beam headlights go out. High beams will still work as well as fog lights. Once the car sits for several hours and cools down, the low beams will work again.
In my 2005 chevy corvette, driving north on highway i55 near the louisiana/ mississippi line at 10 pm my lowbeam headlights stopped working. Used hi beams to return home. When car sits for several hours and engine compartment cools off low beams work normally. When engine compartment heats up during normal operation lights extinguish again. Researched on the corvette forum and found this to be a common problem. The issue is in the fuse box located in the engine compartment. A wire in the box breaks at a bend. I have made the suggested repair as per the forum but felt it important to report the problem as it put me in a dangerous situation.
Low beam headlights quit intermittently. *tr..updated 09-29-15
While driving home tonight (a 20 minute drive)the headlights turned off by themselves. We tried turning off the car and restarting and also checked the fuse, neither fixed the problem. This is a safety issue and we are not the only one with the problem hopefully this complaint will help in getting the problem fixed.
While driving home from dinner, my low beam lights turned off with no warning. After pulling over and trying to remedy the problem to no avail. I ended up driving home with my high beams on. This problem happens more frequently and has put me and others at risk. Could please look into this problem.
While driving my vehicle at night, my headlights suddenly turned off. I pulled over and restarting the car hoping it was just a minor electrical short etc. However, the headlights did not respond. I was forced to drive 20 miles in the dark with my fog lamps and at times, my high beams. I am aware of an existing investigation relating to this problem and it appears that this problem is widespread. Clearly having your headlights turn off without warning when you need them poses a significant safety hazard to myself, any passengers and other motorists. I hope the investigation will continue resulting in a conclusive outcome and a resolution identified. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you.
I was driving my 2005 corvette home at night and my low beam lights suddenly stopped working. There was nothing I could do, but use my bright lights, which was an obvious hazard to oncoming traffic. This is not the first time this has happened. The next day I started the car...my low-beams came on and seemed to work. I then drove my car and after only a few minutes the lights went off again. This intermittent problem has been consistently occurring. Due to the nature of the problem, I cannot believe there has not been a recall to date. This is an obvious safety issue that seems to be happening with many other 2005 corvette owners.
After starting the vehicle an letting it run for a few mins the lights just went out for no reason do not know why or how.
The low beam headlamps won't turn on after car is warm - and low beam headlamps turn off while driving at night.
Both of the headlight turned off. I was going around a corner and ended up in a field. Luckily I was not injured and the car made it with only a few scratches.
While driving on the fwy my lights went off checked the following evening and they worked. While driving again they suddenly went off again.
Low beam lights just quit working. Fuse/relay is good and is a intermittent problem. Seems to be a heat related issue very unsafe at night.
While driving in the pouring rain with my daughter following me in another car the headlights went out. We were on pa mountain roads and I did not know what happened. This was the most dangerous situation. We were 4 hrs from home, I thought the wipers were bad and my vision had failed and the state just didn't paint the lines on the rd. The situation was so bad I had to wait till we found the next exit ramp to pull over. I left the car running and noticed my headlights went off while I was paying for my food and gas. I had to drive home with my highbeams on!!! When we finally got home I was so shaken by the situation I looked it up online to find out this was not and isolated incident!!! Recall this before someone is killed!!!
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