Headlight Switch problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 45 mph at the night the low beam headlights malfunctioned and decreased the contacts vision. The contact had to engage the high-beam headlights in order to reach his destination. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated that the wires were connected to the headlight switch were loose and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the headlight wires. The contact stated the repair did not remedy the failure. The contact stated the low beam headlights malfunctioned after it was repaired. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer who stated the fuse box caused the low beam headlights to malfunction. The dealer replaced the fuse box. The failure mileage was 103,000.

It was Sunday night and as I was driving home a car flashed it lights at me. I got home and put the car in the garage. Shortly after, I went to leave again and noticed when leaving, sitting in my driveway, that my headlights were not on. I had them set on automatic. I tried to force them to come on and they would not come on. I already was taking my car into the dealership (lone star Chevrolet in cypress texas) and added this to my list of problems on Monday when I took it in. On Monday when I drove the car to the dealership, the lights were working again. When they went to test the car, they once again had the problem with the lights and could not turn them on. When they called with the repair costs, they said they were going to replace the intermittent switch on the lights. They had the car for 3 days. They said other than on that initial inspection they were unable to duplicate the problem again so in good faith they could not justify that replacing the switch would fix the problem so they did nothing to the car to fix the light problem. The evening I got the car back, Wednesday 5/15, the lights once again would not work. This morning, Thursday 5/16 they worked again. I was searching on the internet to see if others had experienced the problem and to see what the fix was, and I noticed that the nhtsb was researching the problem currently. I wanted to make sure you were aware of my car as well. I also noticed that several people on the Corvette forum are having the same problem as well. I will let them know to come to this website to file a complaint as well. This is a major safety issue. Thanks you.

While driving at night on the interstate, the low beam headlights shut off. All other lights wored fine. I was able to switch to hi beams and continue home. Car was purchased used less than 1 month ago. Search of Corvette forums online reveals that this is a fairly common problem and is related to the fuse block under the hood. Chevrolet knows about the problem but has done nothing about it. The cost of replacing the fuse block (approx. 600. 00) should not be borne by the consumer due to a safety issue.