Head light popped out of place as I was riding down the road one evening. One worked but one did not. I took it to a local service station in my hometown. The owner looked at it and said he could see why it may have happened because the seal looked as if it had been broken from around the light. He said this could possibly be caused from the fact that it was not a proper seal and seemed to shrink because of exposure to the sun. He also said that he couldn't believe it had not been recalled. I chose to get it fixed to keep from getting a ticket for a damaged headlight.
2002 Chevrolet Impala lights complaints
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I was driving home from work around 7:30 pm on tuesday on january 24, 2006, dark outside. I had my lights on bright and all of a sudden there were no lights. I did have fog lights on and I could still see them, but there weren't any headlights. I quick flicked the dimmer switch and they came back on. I've never experienced that before. However, when I talked to my mechanic the next day he said someone the week before experienced the same thing twice in one drive. The piece to replace this is quite expensive. I have not had it fixed yet, but I felt it should be reported. This happened once. Another item of concern is that my security light inside my car has been on for about 2 months. Every once in a while my car won't start on the first turn. Only once did I have to have it jumped. There is plenty of power as the lights and radio still work. My mechanic has tried replacing an ignition switch (I think), but the first time I started it didn't turn over and then it did, but the security light was still on. It's back in the shop today. The other person mentioned above has experienced this same defect. They also own an impala. This has happened several times on my car. My mechanic cannot figure out what is wrong.
On 01/09/06 while driving my 2002 chevy impala at dark with the high beam lights on, the headlights went out completely. I had to pull over to the side of the road very carefully. As I could not see at all. I then hit the dimmer, high beam switch a couple of times and the headlights came back on. I reported it to the chevy dealership (marquardt) where I purchased the car brand new. They stated they had one other incident of the same nature. They had me bring the car in and they replaced a multi-function switch. They stated they were not sure if this would take care of the problem or not but that is what they had did in the other car that had the same problem. I was still under my extended warranty but they still made me pay $50.00 deductible on it. I felt that was very unfair, since this was a huge safety issue. They said I would have to issue a complaint with gm about it.
Dt: the contact stated the headlights stopped working while driving. This problem was intermittent in nature. When he pressed the high beam/low beam dimmer switch the lights come back on. The vehicle has not been seen by a dealer.
Dt: the contact states while driving at night with the high beam headlights on there was a loss of lighting. This was intermittent in nature. Maneuvering the high beam/low beam switch quickly activated the headlights. Took the vehicle to the dealer, who determined that the turn signal switch was faulty. No repairs have been made due to excessive cost. *ak updated 01/19/06.
Turn signals failed to function occasionally and this problem was increasing in frequency. No accidents,but I had to roll down window to give turn indications. My chevy dealer replaced a part or parts and I seem to be ok. At a cost of over 100 dollars.
Repeated intermittent failure of turn signals. This could potentially cause a crash due to the failure to signal intent of turn or lane change. The failure can sometimes be over come by briefly activating the hazard light switch. My research has shown that this failure is very similar to the 03v327000 recall campaign for the 2001 malibu. Which makes me wonder if it is the same part.
Headlites go dim and then get brighter, this happens off and on, by themselves.
The consumer states the turn signals fail intermittently. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information.. *nm the consumer stated that the signals operate through the hazard warning switch.
When changing the lights from high beam to low beam the lights go completely off. This happens intermittently. This has been reported to the manufacturer, however,the warranty on the vehicle has expired.*ak the dealer replaced the headlight switch.
The consumer states the head light lenses produced condensation. As a result, the lights were dim. *jb water was getting into the headlights and there was a front and rear alignment problem. As a result of these two problems, there was poor night vision and the tires needed to be replaced. *sc
Going down the road the lights went off. Consumer touched the turn signal and the lights came on. Vehicle was taken to the mechanic and the dimmer switch was replaced.
While driving on a two lane highway dashboard lights and head lights went out without. The consumer hit the dimmer switch and the lights came back on. The occurred again before the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer replaced a module in the steering column. Thus far, the failure had not recurred. *ak
While driving at any speed brake lights and turn signals failed.
When driving at night it was very difficult to see the road. Consumer made contact with the dealership about this issue, and mechanic informed consumer that the headlights were wearing out prematurely.
While driving headlights suddenly stopped working this caused driver to have no visibility while driving at night. *ak over a period of a week, headlights would go out for a few seconds and come back on without any action of the consumer.
2002 chevrolet impala ls - headlights/dash lights will intermittently blink on and off while coasting/decelerating. I have brought the car to the dealer twice for repair and they claim this is "normal." this condition is distracting to me and other drivers, and I consider it a serious safety defect.
My 2002 chevy impala ls has had a problem, since buying it in may 2002, with the headlights dimming to the point of cutoff then coming back to full intensity in a rapid fashion. I have had the alternator, battery, belts, cables/wires checked but to no avail. I do notice that if I accelerate sharply, over 3000 RPM, the problem goes away for a while, suggesting there is a charging problem. This problem is intermittent, but is increasing in frenquency as my odo reaches 23,000 miles.
Headlight filling with water vapor degrading quality of light.
Headlights flicker on and off in pulsating fashion while coasting, braking or stopped. The flickering does not occur while accelerating. 2002 impala ls, sport edition, 3.8l v-6. This car was taken to the dealership just after purchase, richard lucas, in avenel, nj. They were not able to recreate the problem. The car was then taken to a dealership in racine, wi - frank boucher. The first time, they were unable to recreate the problem and gave me a "bulletin" advising dimming of lights was normal. This isn't dimming, it's flickering. Plus - I was pulled over by a police officer who thought I was playing with my headlights. I took it back to the dealership, frank boucher, and they contacted gm tech services. They checked a few things including the air pump. Then - by using the tech ii tool, they were able to recreate the flcikering by switching the air pump on. However, the response from gm tech services is, they have no information on the problem, have never received a complaint about it and there is no "fix". They have also stated that there is no proposed fix. Now I read here there are three other complaints of the same problem. What can be done? Gm won't do anything stating it is normal - but it is not normal. If I am pulled over by a police officer, this is not normal.
While driving and parked, headlights will pulsate and dim to half the brightness. This is very distracting, annoying, and un-nerving because it causes the car in front of you to believe you are flashing your lights at them. I have complained about this problem 3 times since I first bought it in april 2002. Dealer states they can't fix the problem, won't try and it's normal. This was not disclosed to me when I bought the vehicle otherwise had I known, I wouldn't have bought it.
I wanted him to check my driver side back door because it wouldn't open very easily at times, and the window to that same door would not open at times. Also, my trunk wouldn't open when one would use the trunk release button at times. I also had him check my dimming headlights, my steering which had a jerk in it when I went around curves, clicking sound in engine and an over all check since my warranty is about to run out in 1,000 miles. Turn out-after leaving the dealer my air conditioner was humming like a helicopter, my brakes were horrible and grinding and the car feels like it has no get up and go power. I took my car to brake check after leaving because when the dealer did the overall check of my car they said I needed a front brake job. And they wanted to charge me over 200.00 dollars. The dealer told me it was not covered under my warranty. Well brake check took off all four tires and found that my problem was due to left and right caliper problems on the inboard side and left rear hard wear problems and wear on the outboard side. The caliper is engaging but not disengaging and caused my pads to wear out and my rotors are ate up. The pads are not worn evenly which is definitely a sign of caliper problems. Also, the dealer upon the overall inspection of my car said that my intake gaskets were ruined and leaking coolant. They said they replaced them, however I am afraid that there is further damage to my vehicle that they are not telling me, just like my brakes. Due to the fact that steve at lone star told me that it was caused due to lack of oils changes and gil said it was a problem with the gaskets being improperly seated from the factory or just a defect in the gasket. Well is this why my car has no get up anymore? My car also made a grinding sound when hitting bumps under the right front fender area that nothing was done about and my headlight problem they said was due to a faulty battery cable.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and without warning the headlights will flicker causing a distraction to the consumer view during nighttime. Dealer notified ts
Lights will all of a sudden keep going from sharp to dim -mcguire chevrolet is aware of the problem but tell me that they do not know how to correct it. Seems to be a foolish answer to me since the car has been out for a full year and by now general motors should have recalled the car and fixed the problem. Mr
When using the lane change feature on the turn signal lever, instead of flashimg at same speed as when using the turn signals, the flasher (at times) would flash at a rapid speed similar to when a bulb would be burned out in the tail lights. Consumer had a new switch put in, but that didn't remedy the problem. The consumer along with a dealer rep, had tested other of the same vehicle make, and noticed that one had acted the same as the consumers vehicle, with the cruise control switches on the turn signal lever. The one that acted properly did not have cruise control on the turn signal lever.
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