Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.

2,215,138 Total Complaints
138,663 Reported Crashes
56,255 Reported Fires
8,561 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 2,215,138 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 42,495 complaints — component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 350 (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 15, 2021
Incident date: Jan 22, 2021
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IS HARD TO SEE IF YOU LIGHTS ARE ON IS VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING WHEN SOME STREET DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE USE HI LIGHTS TO MAKE SURE I DONT CRASH OR HIT PEDESTRIAN ID DONT HAVE PICTURES BUT I HOPE PEOPLE ARE AWARE
DODGE DURANGO (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 15, 2021
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
THE LIGHT THAT RUNS ACROSS THE BACK OF THE TRUCK (RAIL LIGHT) CUTS ON AN OFF DUE TO WATER THAT IS INSIDE THE LIGHT DUE TO O A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE CASE THAT THE LIGHT IS IN HOLD MOISTURE. IT SHORT THE LIGHT OUT AND IT ALSO CAN START A FIRE. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE BACK WITH OUT ME KNOWING IT. MY 4 CHILDREN AND I COULD'VE DIED. PLEAS... Read more
JEEP COMPASS (2019) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 15, 2021
Incident date: Sep 1, 2020
MY 2019 JEEP COMPASS STARTED HAVING ISSUES IN SEPTEMBER 2020. IT SHUT OFF AT A RED LIGHT ON HIGHWAY 76 IN OCEANSIDE, CA WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. SHORTLY AFTER, IT STARTED BECOMING SLUGGISH WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BACKING INTO THE STREET. SHIFTING BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE IT STALLS, THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT HAVE SINCE GONE OUT. I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE OR REGISTER MY VEHICLE SINCE O... Read more
MINI COOPER S (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 15, 2021
Incident date: Feb 11, 2021
WHILE DRIVING HOME THURSDAY NIGHT I RECEIVED LEFT TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION WARING ON MY DASH PANEL WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BLINKING EXTREMELY FAST. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I CHECKED THE LIGHT AND FOUND THAT THE TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND THE TURN SIGNALS WERE EXTREMELY DIM. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED TUCSON MINI AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THE SA STATED TO BRING THE CAR IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE PROBLE... Read more
NISSAN SENTRA (2020) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 14, 2021
Incident date: Jul 6, 2020
AFTER PURCHASING THE 2020 NISSAN SENTRA. I NOTICED THE LED HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT AT PROJECTING ON THE ROAD CORRECTLY. COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL BULBS AND OTHER SEDANS OF YEAR 2020 MODELS. I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL FOR THE LEFT HEADLIGHT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. AFTER THEY REPLACED IT, THEY BOTH WERE NOT ALIGNED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO MENTION IT. THEY COULD NOT... Read more
DODGE DURANGO (2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 14, 2021
Incident date: Feb 13, 2021
MY CENTER TAIL LIGHT KNOWN AS THE RACE TRACK LIGHT HAD GOTTEN MOISTURE IN IT AND SOME OF THE LED LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AS MY VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD YET. THIS ISSUE STARTED NOVEMBER OF 2020. WELL FAST FORWARD TO 2-13-21 THE WHOLE CENTER PART HAS NOW COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND DOESNT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RES... Read more
TOYOTA TUNDRA (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 14, 2021
Incident date: Jan 27, 2021
HEADLIGHTS IN THE ON OR AUTO POSITION RANDOMLY GO OUT WHEN BLINKER RETURNS TO NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER BEING ENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW AND HIGHSPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND COMING OUT OF A COMPLETED STOP. CANNOT DETERMINE IF THIS IS A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS OR IF TRIGGERED BY FAULTY COMPONENT.
TOYOTA RAV4 (2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 14, 2021
Incident date: Feb 9, 2021
VEHICLE HAS BOTH EXTREMELY POOR DOWNROAD AND SIDEROAD ILLUMINATION. VERY HARD TO SEE ANIMALS STANDING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH LARGE DEER. UPGRADING THE FACTORY BULBS MADE LITTLE TO NO DIFFERENCE.
HYUNDAI ELANTRA (2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 14, 2021
Incident date: Feb 13, 2021
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT ARE LOOSE AND STRUTS/SHOCKS ARE CIRCLE ON THE INSPECTION FORM. I STILL HAVE MY WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE.
ACURA RDX (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 14, 2021
Incident date: Feb 13, 2021
THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. NIGHT TIME DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS, THE VISIBILITY CAN ONLY REACH ABOUT ONE VEHICLE AHEAD. FOR INSTANCE, WE WERE DRIVING 60MILES/HOUR ON I-94 WITHOUT ANY STREET LIGHTS NOR LANE MARK REFLECTORS, WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE 50FT IN FRONT OF US. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PHOTO WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SINCE WE WERE JUST TRYING... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
THE HEADLIGHTS NEVER HAVE WORKED RIGHT. FROM DAY ONE, THEY NEVER PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THEY COME ON, BUT YOU CANNOT SEE UNLESS YOU TURN ON THE BRIGHTS.
CADILLAC SRX (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THE NORMAL SETTING, THEY BARELY LIGHT UP THE ROAD AHEAD. THE BRIGHTS MUST BE TURNED ON IN ORDER TO SEE ANYTHING.
KIA FORTE (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Feb 4, 2020
I BOUGHT MY 2012 KIA FORTE BRAND NEW. WELL..I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE TICKING NOISE LIKE ITS ABOUT TO BLOW UP AND I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY MILEAGE IS 96,000. MY DIM HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING AS WELL. AND ITS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. KIA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND GO AHEAD AND RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AS THE ONE T... Read more
NISSAN JUKE (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Aug 19, 2015
BEGAN NOTICING ISSUES WITHIN FIRST YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE. EVERY OCCURRENCE WOULD TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP (GRAINGER NISSAN OF SAVANNAH, GA) TO GET CHECKED. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP, EVERYTHING WOULD BE WORKING FINE. THEY DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE ELECTRICAL/NAVIGATION SYSTEMS EACH TIME WITH NO ISSUES BEING FOUND. I REQUESTED IT TO BE DOCUMENTED EACH TIME IN THE EVENT SOMETHIN... Read more
HYUNDAI SONATA (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Aug 1, 2020
THE FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL HAVE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM BROKEN OR FAULTY CLIPS, WHEELS ORIGINAL SIZE RUB AGAINST WHEEL WELL COVERING AND CONSTANT SENSOR FAILURE FOR TIRE API. ACTUAL SPEED IS LOWER THEN THE SPEED INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE WHERE AS 55 MPH ACTUAL SPEED SHOWS 59 ON THE GAGE. CRUIS CONTROL WILL NOT WORK AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL NOT TURN OFF, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES AND SENSORS. ... Read more
FORD EDGE (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Feb 8, 2021
HEADLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT. BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED WITHIN 3 MONTHS AND 1 HAS ALREADY BURNED OUT. THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH ASSEMBLIES AT ACOST OF 1400+. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS AREA.
KIA SORENTO (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Sep 8, 2020
I BOUGHT MY 2016 KIA SORENTO IN 2019 SINCE I PURCHASED IT THE MOTOR HAS WENT OUT IN IT WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH I HAD TO PAY THE WARRANTY FEE PLUS OTHER COST NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRENTY, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY BACK TAIL LIGHT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STALL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE OPEN ... Read more
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Feb 11, 2021
DURING REGULAR USE OF VEHICLE, HEADLAMP CASINGS APPEAR TO BE MELTING. VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 120K MILES.
ACURA RDX (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Oct 30, 2020
MY 2015 RDX HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT DRIVING IT AT NIGHT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE REPLACE MY BULBS 3 TIMES AND EVEN UPGRADED THEM TO LED'S AND THE PROBLEM DTILL EXIST. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BULBS AND SUGGESTED I NEEDED A NEW HOUSING. THEY INSTALLED THE NEW HOUSING AND IT STILL ISN'T ANY BETTER. I'VE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. ... Read more
GMC ENVOY (2005) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Oct 29, 2020
DIM LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING NOT WANTING TO STAY ON
DODGE DURANGO (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 13, 2021
Incident date: Feb 10, 2021
DURANGO LIFT GATE RACETRACK TAILLIGHT IS OUT, ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT IS BLOWN AND BRAKE IS NOT FUNCTIONING ON IT NOR LICENSE PLATE LIGHT.
WINNEBAGO FORZA (2019) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 12, 2021
Incident date: Feb 14, 2020
FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS WITH OPTIVIEW DASH LIGHTS. THE DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT DIM ENOUGH TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE BRIGHTNESS REDUCES YOUR NIGHT VISION. HAVE A SAFETY RECALL BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL OR FIX. "CAMPAIGN FL859-A OPTIVIEW DASH CLUSTER BRIGHTNESS"
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 12, 2021
Incident date: Aug 13, 2018
SUCEDE QUE AVECES CUANDO EL CARRO DESPUES DE QUE ESTE ESTACIONADO O APAGADO , QUIERO VOLVER A ENCENDER EL CARRO Y NO ENCIENDE ,CUANDO GIRO LA LLAVE SOLO SE ENCIENDE LAS LUCES DEL TABLERO PERO NO LOGRA A ARRANCAR EL MOTOR
KIA OPTIMA (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 12, 2021
Incident date: Oct 12, 2020
ENGINE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. BUT DOESN'T GIVE A CODE WHEN I TAKE IT TO GET SERVICED. TOOK IT UP TO KIA TO TELL THEM THAT ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THAT MY WALL CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE TRUNK FROM THE SOCKET THAT HOLDS THE BULBS.BACK LIGHTS GO OUT CONSTANTLY AFTER THE BULBS ARE CHANGED OR THE SOCKET HAS BEEN CHANGED.
Fire
HYUNDAI SONATA (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 12, 2021
Incident date: Feb 1, 2021
SOMETIMES MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IS MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.
NISSAN ALTIMA (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 11, 2021
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER HERITAGE NISSAN (1500 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY NE, ROME, GA 30161, (706) 291-1981) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED O... Read more
FORD EXPLORER (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 11, 2021
Incident date: Feb 11, 2021
FORD DESIGNED THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE 2016 FORD EXPLORER SO THAT THE LED LOW BEAM IS BUILT INTO THE HOUSING. SO YOU EITHER HAVE TO REPLACE THE VERY EXPENSIVE HOUSING (1,000) WHEN YOUR LOW BEAM GOES OUT OR DRIVE WITH LESS VISIBILITY. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE $1,000 JUST LAYING AROUND.
TOYOTA COROLLA (2003) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 11, 2021
Incident date: Feb 8, 2021
I AM WRITING WITH CONCERN TO SEE IF THE RECALL ON MY DAUGHTERS 2003 TOYOTA AIR BAG ISSUE WAS TRULY FIXED, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHERE ACCORDING TO EVERYONE'S OPINION THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE WENT OFF HOWEVER THEY DID NOT. IS THERE ANY WAY TO SEE IF THE RECALL WORK WAS ACTUALLY DONE BY THE COMPANY WHO STATES THEY DID THE REPAIR ??
Crash
HONDA CIVIC (1998) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 11, 2021
Incident date: Feb 10, 2001
FOR RECALL ON A 1998 HONDA CIVIC DX REPLACE AIR BAG ,FUEL TANKERS, IGNITION SWITCH,FLOOR MAT.
CHEVROLET CAMARO (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 11, 2021
Incident date: Feb 11, 2021
FOR OVER A YEAR THE RADIO IN THE CHEVY CAMARO HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING (SHUTTING ON AND OFF EXCESSIVELY), THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE AFFECTS MY VISION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT HAS CURRENTLY ESCALATED TO PREVENTING TURN SIGNAL AUDIO THEREFORE I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING AND WILL NOT KNOW IF THEY STOP WORKING. THIS IS NOT A STAND ALONE PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAMARO AND I ... Read more
RAM PROMASTER CITY (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 10, 2021
Incident date: Jul 31, 2020
REAR PULSE-WITH MODULATION LAMPS TAIL LIGHT (TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT LAMP) DO NOT COME ON RIGHT AWAY WHEN LIGHT IS ACTIVATED. MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASHBOARD THAT RUNNING LIGHTS ARE OUT. HOWEVER, AFTER BRIEFLY APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, MESSAGE GOES AWAY AND MENTIONED ABOVE LAMP COMES ON AT LOWER BRIGHTNESS (TAIL LIGHT MODE).
KIA SORENTO (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 10, 2021
Incident date: Feb 6, 2021
WAS DRIVING HOME ON ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH THREE CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. ON TOO OF THE SNOW AND ICE MIXTURE I WAS ALSO TRAVELING THROUGH AN AREA OF CONSTRUCTION SO ALL THE STREET LIGHTS WERE OUT AND HAVING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT MADE IT DIFFICULT AND SCARY TO NAVIGATE THE ROAD AND ALL THE CONSTRUCTION CO... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 10, 2021
Incident date: Feb 9, 2021
THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO INCREDIBLY DIM HEADLIGHTS THAT HAVE BECOME PROGRESSIVELY DIMMER OVERTIME. VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF DRIVING WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON. TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS INCREASES THE RISK AS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO OVERDRIVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. IF IT IS RAINING AT NIGHT, VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO ALMOST ZERO. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT APPE... Read more
FORD FIESTA (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 10, 2021
Incident date: Feb 9, 2021
MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AND I KEEP CHANGES THE FUSES. IT LASTS FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN HAPPENS AGAIN. IT'S THE FUSE BOX. IF CANADA CAN HAVE A RECALL ON THIS, BECAUSE YOU NEED HEADLIGHTS TO DRIVE, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY CAN'T THE UNITED STATES RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. CANADA CARES MORE ABOUT THERE PEOPLE'S SAFETY THEN THE UNITED STATES. IS THAT RIGHT. I... Read more
TOYOTA PRIUS (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 10, 2021
Incident date: Feb 2, 2021
PRIMARY HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WHILE BOTH PARKED AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN MANUALLY RESETS THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AND MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE IT LEADS TO DRIVING IN THE DARK WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. REPAIR SHOPS WANT $100S PER BULB TO REPLACE HID BULBS THAT SEEM TO NOT ACTUALLY BE BURNED OUT. THE DESI... Read more
GMC SIERRA 1500 (2011) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 9, 2021
Incident date: Feb 6, 2021
THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STAYING ON AND WONT SHUT OFF AT ALL AND I HAD MY JOB LOOK AT IT AND IT IS THE JUNCTION BOX. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE TELL ME THEY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES
ACURA MDX (2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 9, 2021
Incident date: Mar 5, 2020
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS EXTREMELY DIM, CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT. CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB DOES NOT SOLVE. HEADLIGHT COVER IS NOT FOGGY OR CLOUDY, IT IS CLEAR. SUSPECTING INTERNAL REFLECTOR ISSUE AS ACURA HAS DONE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT ON RDX.
MAZDA MAZDA3 (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 9, 2021
Incident date: Feb 9, 2021
ONGOING PROBLEM - REPORTED BY OTHERS IN MANY FORUMS. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. DURING BREAKING HEADLIGHTS PULSE BRIGHTER AND DIMMER
RAM 1500 (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 9, 2021
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT COVER WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Fire
GMC YUKON XL (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 9, 2021
Incident date: Feb 6, 2021
REAR LED TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. 1 HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, SECOND, OPPOSITE SIDE IS NOW FAILING.
JEEP RENEGADE (2016) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 8, 2021
Incident date: Mar 19, 2018
MY PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE CHANGED IT 3X IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED ANY PATTERN OR CAUSE BEHIND THIS. I'M SEEING ON FORUMS THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ACCESS THE BULB THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL, POSSIBLE MOISTURE MAY BE GETTING INTO THE COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE LIGHT TO GET WET AND SHORT. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FE... Read more
KIA TELLURIDE (2020) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 8, 2021
Incident date: Feb 7, 2021
THE LIGHTS WONT DIM, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO DROVE THE VEHICLE THE NEXT NIGHT AND THEY WORKED OK ,DROVE IT LAST NIGHT THEY WOULD NOT DIM OR BRIGHT COULD NOT TELL WHAT THEY WAS STUCK ON, THE INSIDE INDERCATOR WORK FINE. I THINK THIS MIGHT B A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.THANKS
BMW 328I (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 8, 2021
Incident date: Feb 5, 2021
I RECEIVED DASHBOARD WARNINGS THAT MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE NOT WORKING. THIS WARNINGS WERE INTERMITTENT. I CHANGED THE BULBS, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN LOOKED AND THE CONNECTOR TO THE LIGHT HOUSING AND SAW THAT PIN #3 HAD MELTED/CORRODED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR, AND THAT ON A PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR, THERE WAS A REC... Read more
DODGE DURANGO (2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 8, 2021
Incident date: Feb 3, 2021
HAVING ISSUES WITH WATER IN RACE TRACK TAILLIGHT AND NOW. THE WHOLE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT IS OUT
NISSAN ALTIMA (2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 7, 2021
Incident date: Feb 6, 2021
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME AT FIRST THEN REALIZED THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL AND RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITHIN THE NISSAN WORLD. USING THE HIGH BEAM IN PLACE OF THE LOW BEAM DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE NOT TRUE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS EITHER. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. NEW LIGHT BULBS DON... Read more
LINCOLN MARK LT (2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 7, 2021
Incident date: Feb 7, 2021
THE TWO ORIGINAL VEHICLE DOME LIGHTS IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE ASSEMBLY, FORD PART NO.:4L3Z-18519A70-BAG, HAVE MELTED THE PLASTIC PARTS WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A FIRE.
HONDA PILOT (2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 7, 2021
Incident date: Feb 1, 2019
THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM LIGHT WILL NOT SHIFT OFF. *TR
DODGE DURANGO (2018) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 7, 2021
Incident date: Nov 8, 2019
2018 DODGE DURANGO LAMP LIFTGATE FILLS WITH WATER AND CAUSE THE LIGHT TO FAIL.
NISSAN ALTIMA (2014) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 7, 2021
Incident date: Jul 1, 2020
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SAFELY OPERATE VEHICLE AT NIGHT OR RAINY AND/OR FOGGY WEATHER.
KIA SORENTO (2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 7, 2021
Incident date: Jan 28, 2021
CAR WAS DRIVEN A NIGHT AND HEADLIGHT WERE TERRIBLE. VAGUELY LIGHTS A A ROAD SIGN ON A DARK STREET AT 100 YARDS. BOTH BULBS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS. CONTACTED KIA AND GOT NO HELP OTHER THAN TAKE TO DEALER AND PAY SERVICE FEE. OTHERS HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP. USUAL ARE TOLD IT IS JUST THE WAY THESE LIGHTS ARE. THESE LIGHT WILL NOT LIGHT A CLOSED GARAGE AT NI... Read more
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