Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.

2,192,899 Total Complaints
137,559 Reported Crashes
55,854 Reported Fires
8,555 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,192,899 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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Showing 42,142 complaints — component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SATURN SKY (2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 25, 2021
Incident date: Jan 25, 2021
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS SET DEEP INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR STYLING PURPOSES. AS A RESULT, THE GAUGES ARE VERY DARK AND CANNOT BE READ DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. GM SHOULD MAKE A SOFTWARE PATCH AVAILABLE TO TURN ON THE BACK LIGHTING TO THE GAUGES DAY OR NIGHT WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. OTHER VEHICLES ARE SETUP THIS WAY. THE SATURN SKY SHOULD TOO. HOW CAN I DRIVE SAFE WHEN I CANNOT SEE HOW F... Read more
DODGE DURANGO (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 25, 2021
Incident date: Oct 21, 2020
THE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT IS NOT AIRTIGHT SO WATER GETS INSIDE THE LAMP. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ON THE LED BOARDS AND SMOKE FILLED MY CAR. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. MY INSURANCE ACCEPTED IT AS A CLAIM AND I HAD THE LAMP REPLACED. THE OLD LAMP WAS INTERMITTENTLY LIT BEFORE GOING COMPLETELY OUT.
TESLA MODEL S (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 25, 2021
Incident date: Jan 25, 2021
BACKING UP MCU FAIL BACKUP CAMERA FAILED ALMOST BACK ON A KID RAN BEHIND MY CAR WHILE I WAS LOOKING DOWN AT A DISABLED SCREEN. DRIVING TO TESLA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAIN SCREEN FAILED DUE TO COMPUTER CAR CRIPPLED TO MINIMAL SAFETY CONTROL. CAR NOW IN SERVICE TESLA REQUIRE ME TO PAY $1500 FOR NEW MCU2 INSTEAD OF RECALLING AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MCU.
SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL-7 (2004) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 24, 2021
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL HAS EMBEDDED LED LIGHTS, NO REPLACEABLE BULBS...FORCES ENTIRE CLUSTER REPLACEMENT FROM UNSALVAGEABLE OR USED/SALVAGED VEHICLES WITH NO GUARANTEE OF TRUE INTERNAL CONDITION TEMPORARILY OR LONG-TERM, LEADING TO MANY SAFETY & DYSFUNCTION ISSUES, INCLUDING "RIGGED" COMPONENTS SUCH AS FALSE MILEAGE, ETC. MY XL7 ODOMETER/TRIP METER BLACKED OUT AT 130K MILES, SHOULD LAST LIFETIM... Read more
CHRYSLER 300C (2005) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 24, 2021
Incident date: Oct 1, 2020
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE CHANGED THE BULB , EVEN TRIED ONE THAT DID WORK FROM THE LEFT SIDE . ON BLOGS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE , THEREFORE I WONDER IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED IT LIKE MYSELF . THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON AS WELL .
CADILLAC SRX (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 24, 2021
Incident date: Oct 20, 2020
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, I CAN'T SEE UNLESS I USE MY HIGH BEAMS, ON LOW BEAMS I CANNOT SEE THE ROADWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE REPAIR AND HOPE THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR, I CAN'T IMAGINE A MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT... Read more
TESLA MODEL S (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 23, 2021
Incident date: Jan 16, 2021
THE MAIN CONSOLE CENTER SCREEN IN MY WOULD STOP RESPONDING AND WILL BASICALLY FREEZE UP. THE INDICATOR CLICKER SOUND WOULD STOP WORKING. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULD REMAIN STUCK. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD STOP WORKING. ALL THESE ARE HAPPENING WHILE THE DRIVING. I HAVE TO REBOOT THE SCREEN BY HOLDING THE 2 SCROLL BUTTONS DOWN AND THEN THE SCREEN WOULD GO DARK FOR 10 MIN BEFORE IT STARTS WORKING. I ... Read more
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 23, 2021
Incident date: Jan 23, 2021
THE LIGHT CONTROL FOR THE 2018 ALFA ROMEO GULIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN SET AT 'AUTO'. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH NO KEY FOB NEAR IT AND NO ONE TOUCHING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF. THIS WAS OBSERVED ABOUT 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY WOULD DIM, BUT QUICKLY RESTORE. ... Read more
HYUNDAI SONATA (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 23, 2021
Incident date: Jan 23, 2021
RADIO WENT COMPLETELY OUT. HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS GOING OUT.
FORD FUSION (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 23, 2021
Incident date: Jan 22, 2021
WHILE IN MOTION THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION ON/OFF, AND HILL ASSIST IS NOT AVAILABLE IS LIT UP. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER IS SPORADIC. HAVEN'T HAD ANY WORK DONE RECENTLY SO THAT ISN'T THE CAUSE.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
IN THE PAST MONTHS, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED OUR HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SEEM LIKE THEY WERE ON WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF OUR CAR NUMEROUS TIMES TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ACTUALLY ON. MOST RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO FLASH AND THEN MAKE A NUMBER OF FLASHING ON AND OFF MOVEMENTS. BEING THAT THIS WAS A ROAD WITH NO OTHER LIG... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Jan 10, 2020
I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. WE RECENTLY REPLACED THE LIGHTBULBS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP.
DODGE DURANGO (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Jan 11, 2021
THE REAR TRACK LIGHTING FOR RUNNING LIGHTS IS BURNING OUT DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE ENTIRE UNIT WILL FAIL FROM THE WATER. VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE DODGES. NO POSSIBLE FIXES OTHER THAN REPLACING UNITS AND THE COST IS REALLY HIGH.
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2020) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Oct 7, 2020
BACKUP CAMERA ONLY IS FUNCTIONAL IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF IT'S DARK WITH NO LIGHT, THE CAMERA HAS RESOLUTION SIMILAR TO A 1950 TUBE TV. IF IT'S RAINY OR CLOUDY, THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NOT FUNCTIONAL EITHER. THERE ARE NUMEROUS YELLOW LINES AND EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY PICTURE IN MANY OTHER CONDITIONS TOO. CHEVY HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE IN MY TRUCK. THE VISIBILITY IS SO BAD I HIT... Read more
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HYUNDAI ELANTRA (2019) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Nov 15, 2020
HIGH BEAMS HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING
INFINITI JX35 (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY IN MY 2013 INFINITI JX35 3-4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO SAY THIS IS NORMAL. RECENTLY, MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIGHT BULBS HAVE GONE OUT AND THE 'INSTRUMENT CLUSTER' SUDDENLY WENT DARK WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CANNOT SEE METERS LIKE GAS, SPEED, ETC. I CANNOT HEAR OR SEE MY BLINKER OR HEADLIGHT INDICATORS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL THE POWER CONTROLS INCLUDING SPEED CONTROL NO LONGER... Read more
TOYOTA TACOMA (2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
THERE IS AN ISSUE ON DRIVING AMBER SIGNAL LIGHTS LOCATED ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. BULBS ARE TOO HOT, AND HAVE MELTED AND CRACKED THE LENSE COVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. IT IS HAMPERING LIGHT OUT PUT, AND COULD FORM A HOLE IN THE FUTURE WHICH WILL PROVIDE A HIGH BEAM OF LIGHT TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. ALSO, IT COULD IGNITE DUE TO HEAT AND PLASTIC MELTING. REPORTS OF THIS OCCURING ON TO... Read more
CHEVROLET CAMARO (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 18, 2021
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. THE DOORS WOULD START UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN AND THE DRIVER WINDOW WOULD TRY TO ROLL ALL THE WAY UP UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE CONTROL PANEL WOULD FLASH A NOTICE THAT THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF. ONE EVENT LASTED 45 SECONDS WHILE... Read more
GMC YUKON XL (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. ALL LED LIGHTS WILL NOT LIGHT UP WITH RUNNING LIGHTS ON OR THE BRAKE DEPRESSED
CADILLAC SRX (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Dec 29, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAMS WERE TOO DIM TO VIEW THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER ORR CADILLAC GMC (400 TX-63 SPUR, LONGVIEW, TX 75601 (903) 757-6600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INF... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 12, 2021
MY LIGHTS FAILED ABRUPTLY. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
MAZDA MAZDA6 (2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 21, 2021
LED HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL CONTINUE TO FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED NOT ALTERNATOR RELATED TO ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WORKMANSHIP ISSUES. COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. OTHER COMPLAINTS EXIST FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
TESLA MODEL S (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
NO AUDIO WITH TURN SIGNALS. ANIMATION WORKED ON SCREENS, AND TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTUALLY WORKING, JUST NO AUDIO. CHECKED ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND ALL WORKED INCLUDING BACKUP AND BRAKE LIGHTS. AFTER REBOOT OF THE MCU1 AUDIO WORKED.
DODGE DURANGO (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 13, 2021
WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE "RACE TRACK LIGHTING" ON THE LIFT GATE. THIS IS FROM NORMAL, EVERYDAY DRIVING USE AND CARE. THE LIFT GATE TAIL LIGHTS, AS WELL AS LICENSE PLATE LIGHTING NO LONGER FUNCTION. THIS MAKES MY VEHICLE DANGEROUS, AND ILLEGAL TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE READ ON MULTIPLE DODGE DURANGO FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND ONE DODGE DEALER I SPOKE TO SAID THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TI... Read more
TESLA MODEL S (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
CENTER SCREEN FROZEN REPEATEDLY
HYUNDAI VENUE (2020) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Oct 16, 2020
THIS NEW CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH INTERIOR DOME LIGHTING IN FRONT. THUS WHEN IT IS DARK, NO COURTESY LIGHT COMES ON UPON ENTRY AND IT'S HARD TO SEE WHERE TO PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF ANYONE SUSPICIOUS IS LURKING AROUND, IF YOU ARE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT, OR IF YOU ARE LOST. THERE IS A LIGHT IN THE BACK, BUT IT IS VERY DIM AND PROVIDES NO HEL... Read more
CHEVROLET MALIBU (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 16, 2021
HAVING ISSUE WITH PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT AFTER REPLACING IT STILL SEE THE LIGHT GOES IN AND OUT I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE AND SEE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT AND EVERYBODY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THE LIGHT WILL GO IN AND OUT EVEN AFTER YOU REPLACE THE BULB.
KIA FORTE (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 21, 2021
AT NIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS ON AND DRIVING OR NOT, WHEN YOU USE THE TURN SIGNAL THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. IF YOU WIGGLE THE BLINKER ARM, THEY WILL COME BACK ON. BUT YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE BECAUSE THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME.
KIA SORENTO (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT JUST STOPS WORKING AND I HAVE TO OPEN THE HEAD LIGHT CASING AND PLAY WITH THE CABLES TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. ALSO THE POWER SEATS DON'T WORK.
DODGE JOURNEY (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 13, 2021
EITHER SITTING OR DRIVING, THE CARS LIGHTS COME ON AND IT LOSES POWER AND STOPS. SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT, IT WON'T START AND I JUST GOT A NEW BATTERY! THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I JUST GOT MY JOURNEY 2 MONTHS AGO, IT WAS USED, AND I NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED THE PROBLEM I HAVING WITH IT! THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION, AND I NEED IT FOR WORK! SOMEONE SAID ... Read more
CHEVROLET MALIBU (2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 18, 2021
I HAVE HAD RECURRING AND CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IN THIS CAR. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT "FIXED" BETWEEN 3 AND 4 TIMES. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM IS OUT AGAIN AS OF 2 DAYS AGO. AS FAR AS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY TRUNK POP BUTTON DOESN'T WORK, THE RR PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LOCK, AND I SOMETI... Read more
CHEVROLET MALIBU (2004) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 16, 2021
FIRST, THE CAR ROUTINELY BURNS OUT TURN SIGNALS, AND OVERHEATS THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE POINT THAT IT MELTS THE HOUSING THTA THE LIGHT BULB SNAPS INTO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING/LAMP WIRINGS HARNESS MULTIPLE TIMES ALONG WITH MANY LIGHT BULBS. SECOND, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS RECALLED FOR AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SENSOR. THE POW... Read more
FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 (2020) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Nov 10, 2020
COLOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INCLUDING COLOR DISPLAY BETWEEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WILL NOT DIM AT NIGHT. THE RESULTING WASH OF LIGHT MAKES SEEING OUT THE SIDE MIRRORS OR ANYTHING AT NIGHT VERY DIFFICULT. VAN IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. MANUFACTURE CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX.
DODGE DURANGO (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Nov 29, 2020
THE CENTER PART OF THE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT LEAKS AND THE WATER CAN AND WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT TO FAIL. CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND IT IS HAPPENING IN LARGE NUMBERS ON THE 2014 TO CURRENT DODGE DURANGO. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART IS OVER $1,000 US DOLLARS AND YET THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES TO MAKE IT RIGHT INSTEAD THEY USE IT AS A MONEY PIT. THE LIGHT CAN LEAK IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONAR... Read more
FORD FIESTA (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 3, 2013
TRANSMISSION REPLACED4 TIMES
YAMAHA YZFR3K (2019) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Oct 20, 2020
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BMW 135I (2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 19, 2021
TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT AND REQUIRE ENTIRE HOUSING TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF JUST BULBS. LED'S BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY, CONTRARY TO TYPICAL LED'S AND ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE
FORD F-150 (1997) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 10, 2021
MY INTERIOR AND BACK EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF RANDOMLY SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROADS. THE LIGHT IN THE BACK ABOVE THE TRUCK BED IS BOTHERSOME BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE ATTENTION OF ANOTHER DRIVER CAUSING A ACCIDENT. MY MOTHER ALSO HAS A FORD F150 THAT DOES THE SAME, HOWEVER HER TRUCK ISN'T THE SAME YEAR.
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2019) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 20, 2021
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
WHEN BACKING UP THE TRUCK AT NIGHT THE CENTER SCREEN GETS SO BRIGHT THAT YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR OR SIDE MIRRORS THE BACKUP CAMERA ITSELF IS A VERY POOR QUALITY CAMERA AT NIGHT AND THERE IS NO OPTION TO DIM THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SCREEN OR TURN OFF THE CAMERA SO I CAN SEE AT THE REARVIEW MIRROR INSTEAD.
RAM 1500 (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 9, 2020
THE TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT WAS RESTARTED WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN ROAD . THE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE GAGES TURN OFF AND RESET ITS NOT A GOOD THING WHEN U ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN THE ONE TIME ON 01/09/2020 IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS MONTH AN BE FOR THAT IT WOULD DO IT HERE AND THERE. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT THE DEALER HAD IT EVERY WEEK FOR 3 MONTHS BUT IT NEVER DID IT FOR THEM BUT... Read more
SUBARU LEGACY (2003) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 16, 2021
THE ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS FOR NOTIFICATION OF BRAKE OR ANS GO OFF AND ON. MY HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY BLINK TOO.
NISSAN ALTIMA (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 19, 2021
PRIMARY PROJECTOR-STYLED HEADLIGHTS LOOSE THEIR INTENSITY OVER THE YEARS, TO THE POINT THAT THEY NO LONGER ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AT NIGHT.
CHRYSLER 200 (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
THE FRONT BLINKER LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING BUT ONLY WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF THEY ONLY WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON OR ON AUTOMATIC
BUICK REGAL (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 26, 2020
WATER SEEMS TO BE LEAKING IN HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING BLOWOUT HEADLIGHT HID.
CHEVROLET MALIBU (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Dec 10, 2020
I'VE BEEN SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEADLIGHT FAILURE.LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE ...PLUS YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE FRONT TRIM PANEL TO ACCESS THE BULB. VERY BAD DESIGN.
SUBARU ASCENT (2019) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 19, 2021
VEHICLE STARTED OFF WITH THE RADIO NOT SAVING CHANNELS. IT WOULD RESET THE RADIO EVERY FEW DAYS. A MESSAGE WOULD COME ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH WOULD SAY THE CAR WILL BE RESTARTED IN A FEW HOURS. AND A LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS BATTERY. REPLACED. THEN GOT BACK. WITHIN WEEK OR SO. CAR HAD ALL LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF ON DASHBOARD. STARTED JUMPING. EVEN DROVE BACKWARDS WHEN P... Read more
ACURA RDX (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 18, 2021
I STARTED TO GO TO WORK EARLIER IN THE MORNING WHILE IT'S STILL DARK. MY LIGHTS DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT STILL NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. I PRAY EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE A THING AND DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH WILL COST OVER $2,000. ... Read more
NISSAN ALTIMA (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jun 1, 2020
HEADLIGHTS EXTREMELY DIM HARD TO SEE DRIVING AT NIGHT
HYUNDAI SONATA (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 18, 2021
Incident date: Jul 9, 2019
THE LIGHTS THEY GO OUT I REPLACE THEM THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS BURN IN THE SOCKETS. I HAVE REPLACED 1 ALREADY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AND THE LIGHTS THAT I BROUGHT WERE FROM HYUNDAI WHICH MEANS IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.
PONTIAC G6 (2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 18, 2021
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL AND DO NOT COME ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. RECALL 13036 HAS BEEN APPLIED...SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE RESURFACED. CAN HAPPEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY; ANY ROAD/DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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