Fog Light Switch Problems of Chevrolet Corvette

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. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly; 3 - VIN corrected, error in one position (assuming check digit is correct); 14 - unable to provide information for all the characters in the VIN. #vpic#.

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When the car is completely warmed up and I'm driving about 10 minutes further. First the daylight running lights go out. Then the turn signals in front don't work. Then the high beams don't work. All work while the car is cold. I was driving down the highway at 70 miles an hour when suddenly the high beams went out. I was in a panic and quickly switched on the fog lights. I could not get the headlight to turn back on. About 2 years ago I had a similar problem with my low beams. After the car warmed up the low beams would suddenly turn off. I took it to the dealership and they said it was a safety recall item and they fixed it with a jumper cable.

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11/15/14 while driving at night. About 30 min. Into my drive noticed that my low beam headlights went out. Pulled over to try switching lights on and off. Still would not come back on. High beams and fog lights worked. Had to drive 15 min. With fog lights and high beams on. 12/7/14 driving home from work at night,15 min. Drive to get home. 10 min. In low beams go out. So I drove home with fog lights and high beams on again.

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Driving in the rain when the low beam headlights stopped working; high beams and fog lights operational. Same thing happened on 11-23-14 (except no rain). In both cases the lights worked fine the next day. Dealer says ther is a recall but that they have no part or guidance from gm.

I was leaving my friends home this evening and my headlights wouldn't come on. My high beams and fog light work but I have no headlights. I was an hour from home and had to drive the entire way with my high beams on.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. Tthe contact stated that he waited for months to receive notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v251000 (electrical system and exterior lighting ). The contact stated that the parts were not available for several months. The dealer did not give a specific date when the parts would become available. The contact indicated that if a bump was hit in the road the low beams and high beams intermittently shorted. The contact mentioned that when the failure recurred, there was only the use of the running lights and the fog lights each time the failure recurred. The failure was progressing while the contact waited for the recall to be performed. The contact replaced the battery twice due to the intermittent failure. The contact heard a clicking noise coming from the keyless ignition and was not able to get the vehicle to start. The contact also replaced the two front tires and noticed that the tpms sneosr was illuminating intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who diagnosed that there was an intermittent electrical short and the alternator may need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired yet and the contact was still waiting for the part to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approxmate failure mileage was 129,469. Dyd.

My low beam headlights went out with no warning. The interior light monitor on the dash shows the low beams as working. The fog lights and the high beams continue to work. I had to drive home with my high beams on.

Driving down the highway and my lowbeam lights went off my highbeams and fog lights continued to work. The next day I cut my lights on they worked for a short time but went out again. This may have been over a period of time but I just noticed recently I have rode down the highway and everything looked dark and I turned my fog lights on to compensate for the darkness.

After driving home approximately 30 miles from work with the low beam headlights working, they quit working after parking for a few minutes then returning to the vehicle to drive. All other lamps work including high beams fog lights and parking lamps. The low beams will not turn on with the control switch turned on or on the auto on setting.

Beginning in Feb, 2014, my '05 Corvette began exhibiting loss of low beam headlights due to a problem identified by gm. May of 2014, a gm recall # 13146 was assigned to the problem with a commitment from gm that the underhood bussing electric center (ubec) would be modified for vehicle owners at no cost (see nhsta campaign number 14v251000). I have contacted Chevrolet a few times since then, the last contact being yesterday (10/29/14). I was issued a case number by Chevrolet/gm (not included in this description as it could lead to personal information). Despite being aware of the need to correct this safety issue, I was informed 10/29/14 that Chevrolet/gm still has not provided the re-worked ubec for replacement. Lack of low-beams is a real problem as I am unable to knowingly drive at night due to lack of sufficient illumination when using only the fog lights, or over-illumination using just the high beams (this causes other vehicles to "flash" me to let me know my brights are on). Occasionally, I will be caught after sundown and forced to drive with either only fog lights or high beams. I am frustrated and disappointed by gm's lack of movement on correcting this problem, which is why I am contacting the NHTSA.

Low lights shut off and would not turn on manually. The high beams and fog lights would work but not the low beam lights. After setting all night the low beam lights work again. This is the second time this has happened in the last 10 days.

Low lights shut off and would not turn on manually. The high beams and fog lights would work but not the low beam lights. After setting all night the low beam lights work again. This is the second time this has happened in the last 30 days.

I was driving my 2006 Corvette at night and all of the sudden my headlights turned off, I was surprised and confused but was able to turn my high beams on, I pulled over and tested all the lights, only the low beams did not work, from there I used the fog lights instead of the high beams so not to blind other drivers and got home. I live in a suburban area of my county where there isn't much street lighting, when this happened it was very scary, luckily I didn't crash into anyone or anything. The next night I tested the lights and they came on fine, but after driving about 20-25 minutes they shut off again, used the fog lights so I could see some of the road, but visibility is low. I work at night so now I just turn the fog lights on when I start the car so when the low beams turn off I'll have some type of light. The low beams turn off every time I use the car, about 20-25 minutes into driving the car. The only night this didn't happen was when the weather was cool, I live in south florida but one night in the middle of December, the outside temperature was 59 degrees fahrenheit, I was able to drive the car about 45 minutes without the low beams turning off. I've read some cases that say the low beams turn off because of something in the fuse box overheating, I'm assuming this is why they worked on a cold night. Thanks in advance.

The low beam headlights initially work when the vehicle is started. They will operate both automatically and manually when selected. After driving the car for 15 - 20 minutes the low beams go out. They will not come on in either the auto or manual modes. The high beams, parking and fog lights all work. After the car sits for several hours the lights will come back on, but will go out without warning. I have had my car serviced for this problem 4 times. The ground was fixed one time, the next visit the control module and ambient light sensor was replaced, the following visit the control on the steering column was replaced. The low beams operated for short periods of time each time. When the lights go out, it is without warning and they will not come back on until the car has been sitting for several hours. I have investigated this issue and it appears to be a very common problem in several Corvette and general motors forums.

While driving at an estimated speed of 35 mph at approximately 9:00pm, my low beam headlights went out and I was unable to turn them on manually. I had to turn on my fog lights in order to see the road a head of me. The low beams would not come on weather not I set them for automatic or manually. I tried unsuccessfully trying to get the lights to come on and had I not immediately turned on my fog lights, I would have probably missed a turn in the road and could have swerved into on-coming traffic. The next morning I planned on taking the car to pep boys for them to check my fuses, but when I turned on the car, my low beams automatically came on. I then researched the internet and found that this has been reported to the NHTSA on at least 95 occasions and that the NHTSA has been working with Chevrolet to determine the problem, but has not issued a recall! I suggest that a recall be initiated immediately and not wait for any major accident or deaths to happen before issuing a recall for the fuse box that is to near the engine which overheats the low beams wires. This has been reported to the NHTSA since at least may and a full investigation in August 2013. I'm extremely disappointed that the NHTSA has not insisted that Chevrolet issue a full recall on fixing the fuse box that is overheating and causing the low beams on the 2005 - 2007 Chevrolet Corvettes. My next step will to include the media on the lack of a recall when this is a serious safety violation that need to be quickly resolved.

One evening I noticed my low beam head headlamps were not working. Fortunately, the high beams and fog lights did work. The next morning the lights did work until the car warmed up. That evening, again I had no lo beam headlamps. I searched the internet and found other Corvette owners were having this same problem. This pattern continued for about a week until I was able to stop by the dealership. The car was diagnosed and the internal fuse block had to be replaced. My service technician said this is the second Corvette he has recently seen with this problem. My incident did not result in an accident. However, losing headlamps is dangerous and if other owners are having the same issue, I hope Chevrolet will issue a recall.

I was out a couple of weeks ago at night and when I started my car the low beam head lights did not come on. Fortunately the high beams and fog lights worked, which I used to get home. The problem has persisted and it appears they turn off when the car heats up. This is my only means of transportation and it is impeding me from going out at night because I am scared it may cause me to have an accident. This is a serious safety hazard and needs to be taken care of by the manufacturer immediately. There should be a recall.

After the engine heats up (approx. 15 minutes) the low beam headlights go out. High beams will still work as well as fog lights. Once the car sits for several hours and cools down, the low beams will work again.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the headlights shut off without manual force, causing the contact to have to use the fog lights. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

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Low beam headlights simultaneously stopped working. High beam and fog lights continued to work.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the headlights failed causing the contact to utilize the fog lights to illuminate the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the fuse box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

I was driving at night then all of a sudden my low beam headlights both shut off at the same time. My fog lights and high beams still worked. Gladly there was no one around, but this was extremely dangerous. I headed home immediately intermittently putting my high beams on. Someone is going to get injured in the future if this is not addressed by gm.

The car was sitting in a parking lot while we were shopping. When we got back in the car it was dark. I began to move and realized that the automatic headlights were not on. I could not turn them on manually, both low and high beams would not turn on. The only headlights I could use were high beams when using the "flash to pass" by pulling the left hand stalk toward me. I drove home in heavy traffic with my running lights and fog lights on and used my flash to pass high beams when I could not see forward. The next morning the lights operated normally.

After traveling approximately 100 miles, we entered the tunnel from the yosemite national park entrance to the valley floor, the headlights failed to come on from the automatic setting even though the headlight icon illuminated on the dash board. After some confusion, the fog lights were turned on. The initial tunnel entrance from full daylight to darkness was problematic for ascertaining the sides of the roadway. High beams were not advisable due to the potential for blinding the oncoming traffic. The automatic systems are strongly safety oriented due to the driver dependence and confidence in the systems. The complete and random failure of the system and resultant failure of both headlights as opposed to a single failure expected of a manual system puts the driver and adjacent travelers in a dangerous and unexpected situation. A second failure was experienced about one week later on exiting from a well light parking area onto an urban roadway. Again the failure was not immediately perceived due to the illumination of the dashboard icon indicating that the lights were illuminated. The lights of the adjacent heavy traffic minimized the ability to perceive the lighting failure but clearly the adjacent drivers perception of the approaching car was affected. Once again, the remedial action was to illuminate the fog lights after cycling the manual control to no effect. The next morning, the system was performing normally. Random failures have a much stronger safety impact due to the unexpected nature of the failure. A trivial investigation on the internet revealed that this failure has been reported both to the NHTSA and the manufacturer, Chevrolet, to no effect. Failure has been attributed to a fuse block. The failure then appears to be a design flaw in the packaging of the fuse block.

At approximately 30mph the low beam headlights went out in auto mode. I immediately tried to go to manual mode but they were still out. I pulled over at an auto parts store, checked fuses (all fine) and finally had to resort to using fog lights. The next morning I took it to a repair shop, where they were found to be working fine. They found no issue. About a week later I was driving on the 405 freeway when they went out again. I again used the fog lights. I was parked for about 2 hours and when I got back in the car the low beams worked again. After about 20 minutes of driving, however, they went out again. After using the fogs to get home, the low beams have been working for the past couple of days but I'm sure it will keep happening.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the headlights were activated while driving various speeds and then failed to operate unexpectedly. The fog lights were then activated in order to continue driving. The failure recurred whenever the headlights were in operation. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the head lights and high beams failed, leaving only the fog lights in operation. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was determined that the fuse box in the engine failed and once the engine became hot, the lights would fail. Once the engine cooled, the headlights would resume operation. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 65,000.

Headlamps quit working while driving at night. Both headlamps did not turn on and I had to drive with the fog lights. I checked the relay and fuses which were all okay. This morning, they did work. I've researched other owner forums of which this incident has happened from a bad ground from an overheated fuse box in the engine compartment, with owners driving at night and driving lights going out inexplicably, which could lead to serious injury.

Auto low beams do not work at night intermittently. Green headlight on indicator is lit. The switch will not turn them on either. High beams work and fog lights work. Happened a few times, dealer says they can't find any trouble codes or problems. They said brig it back while it is happening. Turning all lights off gives a warning "headlights suggested" indicating the sensor is working. I start the car in a dark garage and lights work. I made a painter's tape cover to cover the light sensor so if I experience the problem in day time, I can drive it to the dealer making the car think it's still dark. $65,000 for a car with intermittent headlight?.

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Low beam headlights shut off and will not turn back on. The high beams will come on, the fog lights work. Low beams will not work in auto mode, or manual. Tested dash board sensor, works correctly, changed low beam Mini relay and fuses, twice, problem remains unresolved. Can sometimes leave car parked overnight, come out and low beams are working again. Never know when they will work and when they won't. Was driving on interstate the other day and low beam headlights shut off while I was driving, was unable to see. Had to drive with high beams, other drivers on roadway were not happy about it. This is a huge safety concern. Took to dealer, low beams were working at the time and they were unable to diagnose because problem was not present when the vehicle was there.

I was driving at night and the headlights turned off. After further incidents I discovered that the headlights work properly when the car is cold then after about 15 minutes the lo-beams go out. High beams and fog light function still works properly. The dash indicator on dash indicates lights are on even when they are not. It appears to be a thermal problem. You can drive a short distance and the headlights work properly. Park the car and drive it a short time later and the headlights don't work. I've discovered others on the internet have the same issue with the 2005 Corvette and they ended up having to replace the entire fuse box.

Low beams suddenly cut out. Since then, low beams are ok when car is cold (in morning or after sitting for several hours) but then cut out again at random time after car warms up, and stay off until next time car is cold. High beams & fog lights work fine, all other lighting and functions work fine. Suspect failed connection at punch-down board inside fuse box for circuit that supplies power to low-beam relay, requiring fuse box replacement, as has been diagnosed with several other reported identical incidents in c6 model Corvettes (first introduced in 2005) that I discovered during online research. Dealer will diagnose during emergency appointment in 2 days. Could cause serious accident if lights suddenly cut out while driving at night on unlit road.