Headlights Problems of Chevrolet Silverado - part 1

While utilizing the high beam function of the projection lighting shake or rattle when traveling over bumps on the road causing a flickering affect of the lights. I have had the entire headlight assembly replaced and the defect is still present. I have driven two 2017 and one 2018 Silverado pickups and the defect was also present. This defect is very distracting during nighttime driving and poses a safety risk during normal vehicle operations.

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The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving at any speed, the headlights were dim and prevented the contact from seeing the road. The contact activated the high beam headlights, which were not bright enough either. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who stated that there was nothing wrong with the lights. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 700.

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I was pulled over twice with in 30 mins for having a my right passenger headlight out. I've replaced the headlight, checked fuses, relay and tested the socket power and all were fine.

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Purchased the 2015 Silverado 1500 new on 08/04/2015. Once I was able to use the headlights I noticed the lack of light output on them. I traded in a 2011 kia sedona and the headlights were far superior to them. My 2006 Hyundai has better lights. Im not sure what can be done, dealer is aware of it and hopefully will fix soon.

Headlight,high beam lens assembly fogs up preventing optimum visibility,gm says its normal and has a bulletin out on it.

2014 Chevrolet Silverado. Consumer writes in regards to faulty headlights. The consumer stated the headlights went out, while her son was driving.

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Driving at night at 55 mph, the truck intermittently lost power but did not completely quit; the low beam headlights blew and went off.

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The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the headlights were dimming intermittently whenever something electrical was being operated. On one occasion, the window was being opened and the headlights dimmed down independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 10.

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Blinding headlights are equipped as original equipment.

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1. New style headlights on new chevy and GMC pickups are fine at a distance, but are blinding as they approach closer from the rear. 2. Newer vehicles equipped with "fog" lights are a problem. They are typically used all the time and frequently mis-aligned. They should be require to default to the "off" position when the engine is turned off. This would probably eliminate 95% of the usage and therefore, problems. 3. The new led tail lights, particularly on large trucks are too bright. While they may be effective, you cannot tell if the brakes are applied or not. 4. New high intensity discharge lights on police cars are a problem. I understand they have day/night brightness settings. Police do not use the night setting. When approaching one (or more) stopped vehicles at night, the lights are so bright that you cannot see the road beyond the police car, causing a dangerous situation.

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: the contact stated there was a shadow 2 and 1/2 foot wide on both sides of the vehicle when the high beams were illuminated. The dealership was informed. Updated 9/5/2006 -.

The contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 05v379000 concerning the abs brakes. This vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall, but it is not included in the recall due to the state the contact resides. The headlamp bulb was replaced. Updated 01/04/06.

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The contact stated the headlights stopped working. There was complete loss of the headlights. The vehicle has not been seen by a dealer.

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Consumer states that he has a brand new vehicle with malfunctioning headlights. He states that the head lamps bulbs are so dim that you cannot see in front of you at night. He said the light bulb do not spread so that you can see before you reach the area you are approaching. Please help, because this is a hazard, not being able to see where you are going at night.

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Headlights do not light well due to condensation, especially in the rain and at night. This decreases the visibility on the road.

Water leaked from the front headlight lens. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

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Vehicle has bad lights, making the view on the road at night very difficult. Anytime that the high beams were turned the other lights on the vehicle turned off. The consumer stated that the head lights have shadows in them. The vertical and horizontal on both high and low beam share the same screw for adjustmen. Along the sides of the vehicles there are shadows that make it difficult to drive in certain areas at night.

Daytime running lights burn out all the time, and I have been doing a survey on other like trucks, chev 2002 ,2003, and 2004, for every (10) I check (7) have a light out on one side or the other up front under the headlights .

Safety issue. The day time running lights on full size gm trucks burn out frequently. I replace at least one bulb per month on my 2002 cheverlot Silverado pick up truck. This issue is evident by the number of gm trucks you see on the road with at least one bulb burned out. I personally know people that have given up on replacing these bulbs and are driving with out the day time running light. I have filed a comlaint with gm (file number 1-211800556). Dealer says that the vehicles that they have done diagnostic checks on show no problems. The dealer also says all they can do is replace the bulbs (at a cost if you are out of warranty).

While turning right or left consumer can't see the sides of the road due to poor headlight visibility at night. Dealer indicated it would cost $100. 00 to inspect the vehicle at consumer's expense.

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The truck has an automatic headlight circuit. (at twilight the headlights are energized without manual turn-on. ) among the many electronic features there is also a ã‚dome light overrideã‚ button. This feature allows you to control whether or not the dome light comes on when the door is opened. One can easily assume it is to turn on and off the dome light without opening the door. However, this is not the case. If you are driving with the headlights on the automatic circuit and you push the ã‚dome overrideã‚ 3-4 times, all the lights go out (including the dashboard lights). To re-energize the headlights you must do one of the following: 1. Turn ignition off and back on. (impossible to do if driving. ) 2. Hit the dome override button 3-4 more times. (not an intuitive correction. ) 3. Turn the headlight manual switch to on. (good idea if you know about the problem beforehand and have the presence of mind to do it while driving 60-70 mph on a blacktop highway. And if you can find the switch knob in total darkness while steering and braking in total darkness. ) the really bad: checking with the dealer about this defect, I was told this feature is designed into the electronics. That is, ã‚its not a defect, its supposed to do this. Â the really, really bad (and gmã‚s major liability): nowhere in the detailed instruction manual does gm warn, caution, or even mention this feature. Apparently, this is something only mr. Goodwrench is supposed to know. Conclusion: being an engineer myself, I find this built-in feature (defect) to be mind-boggling.

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The head lights were designed improperly.

Daytime running lights keep burning out. I have order 9 lights over 2 years, after about the 5th light going out I'm assuming there is a lose of ground, or improper fabracation of the unit that holds the light in place, one way or another something is making the light to make a loud pop when it burns out, loud enugh to hear it over the radio.

Conusmer stated the instrument panel lights and headlights would go out while driving, headlights go out when dome overide is pushed 4 times, dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time.

The fuel gauge sending unit failed (I go by mileage to know if I need fuel or not). Driver's side seat belt locks up when you go to look to change lanes (dealer couldn't reproduce the problem--so it's never been fixed). Passenger seat belt locks up if you just lean forward to roll down the window (was told this was a mechanism for a baby seat--didn't think car seats were supposed to be in the front seat). Right side daytime running lamp burned out a long time ago. Abs module failed (had to pull the fuse so the pump wouldn't burn up) therefore the truck no longer has abs. Driver's side front wheel hub failed due to lack of grease in the non-consumer maintainable bearing (the whole hub had to be replaced). The water pump has already failed (replaced that). The transmission is starting to slip here & there. The accelerator sticks causing you to have to jam on it in parking lots & other places where it's just not safe to be darting forward. This model year was just a bad year for gm. They need to fix these problems. This is the worst gm vehicle I've ever owned (and I've been a loyal gm customer all my driving years).

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Within the first six months of purchasing the vehicle, the left daytime lights stopped operating.

Driver's daytime running light was inoperative, dealer replaced bulb.

Emergency brake has been adjusted 4-5 times. When applied, brake holds vehicle, but pedal goes to the floor. Also, dealer replaced brake pads. Daytime running bulb blew out after it had just been replaced. Rear window assembly was leaking, power window was slow going up. Transfer case was replaced due to a clunk noise, transaxle shaft replaced due to leaking. Front brake hose experienced an abrasion. Vehicle was leaning, dealer adjusted front torsion bar.

Headlights went out while driving at night multiple times, both hi and lo beams. Only way to get them back was to shut off vehicle completely, and this only worked some of the time. Problem likely a result of this dealership attempting to fix an instrument panel squeak which caused a short. Dealer now attempting to repair.

I work on a military base and am required to dim headlights when passing through a guard gate. The automatic headlamps cannot be disabled. Gm claims this meets all 1999 safety standard and will not fix the headlight system. I have also discovered that the year 2000 model truck can have the automatic headlights disabled on a temporary basis. While I feel this is not directly related to driver safety I think this is an important issue for all the mps, guards, police that expect not to be blinded by drivers approaching a guard gate or checkpoint. Thank you for considering this issue. Dave schultz.

The automatic headlight on feature cannot be defeated if required to turn off headlights at night such as at us customs border crossings which is a requirement. Also the driver cannot turn off headlamps at night in places such as RV parks, drive in movie theaters, parking lots booths etc.

Daytime running lamp relay failed. Nlm.

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When the vehicle is started the headlights automatically come on ,there is no way to cut these lights off unless you turning the vehicle off.

Headlights flicker, at night, dealer stated "this is normal" something to do with the computer recycling every 90 seconds. Sure is annoying.

When turning headlights down from high to low beam, headlights cut completely off. Also happens when adjusting the steering wheel. Dealer has not seen vehicle.