2008 Chevrolet Corvette: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Jun 24, 2024 · Lights · NY

When driving at night, headlight turn off and do not turn back on… or do not come on at all ..Play with the switch ….on and off nothing happens…sometimes highbeams don’t even work. This happened several times!!

Filed Feb 23, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · MD

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.....

Filed Apr 7, 2022 · Lights · 1 miles · TX

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.

Filed Jan 30, 2022 · Lights · TX

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.

Filed Sep 12, 2020 · Lights · 201,000 miles · AL

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.

Filed Aug 15, 2020 · Lights · 209,000 miles · AL

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.

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Fuel system, Lights · 40,000 miles · SC

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.

Filed Feb 14, 2017 · Lights · 40,000 miles · OK

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.

Filed Oct 13, 2016 · Lights · 54,000 miles · MO

Low beam headlight not working. Fuse and lamp replaced. Headlight low beam still not fixed. Headlight low beam went out while driving at night.

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · TN

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.

Filed Oct 26, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · CA

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

Filed Oct 22, 2015 · Electrical · 15,000 miles · CA

Electrical system fails, short circuits requiring bleed down of battery before relays reset themselves noted as an example, when using the accessory function while washing vehicle or maintenance after 1 to no more than 2 cycles the electrical system short circuits. When this occurs nothing works, transmission is frozen , hazards/headlights everything becomes inoperative, start/accessory switch become extremely hot to touch. Nothing electrical in the car is operational. Even have to use the emergency manual releases to exit vehicle multiple (4) batteries have been replaced stranded at least 6 times where aaa or gm tow service had to come out. When tow services arrived attempted to boost start failed, nothing would work. The system bleeds down by the tow service sensors used. The tow services all noted that the system was bleeding down internally and apparently relays or other devices had shorted circuited when the voltage reached approximately 5.4 volts remaining in battery, the electrical system reset itself ? And a cable boost was able to start the car when this occurs as noted even the transmission is locked out so the tow services could not place the vehicle in neutral to place on tow vehicle gm id's that when they moved electrical and battery to the engine compartment the heat buildup might be the culprit stressing electrical components and relays gm also stated the corvette system demands heavy electrical loads. Don't use accessories or other draining devices standard in the car was their advice this is an extreme safety hazard for when it occurs you become very vulnerable, even to the point where hazard warning lights don't operate. One time system shutdown occurred in joshua tree national forest drive. Over two hours in remote location, abandoned, no contact before the system would shunt itself and a boost start could occur