Headlights Problems of GMC Canyon

Headlights flicker off and back on again intermittently / other drivers on the road think you're flashing them / known issue publicly vehicle in dealership with no solution for over a month / no warning lights or codes to acknowledge.

This complaint is concerning the headlights. I don't drive much at night but when I do it's frightening. The new projector headlights are, in my opinion, flat out dangerous. I live in a rural area with many rolling hills and few street lamps. With the low beams on, going down a slope, it actually seems like a shade is being pulled down on my windshield. The "light curtain cutoff" basically disappears into darkness on a downslope. On a flat stretch sight distance forward and to the sides is minimal. I have seen the insurance industry has rated most vehicles with these headlights as "poor". Its time for the NHTSA to take action.

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My 2015 GMC Canyon sle pickup has a backup camera dimming problem. When backing out of my garage on a sunny day, the large display of what the camera sees behind the vehicle is bright and it is easy to see any objects located in the backup path until the vehicle reaches the location where the sun light falls on the dash. At that point the display dims to the extent where it is difficult to see any objects in the display. The dim display lasts for about 15 seconds when it instantly returns to full brightness as was visible in the garage. If one puts on sunglasses in the garage, in anticipation of sunlight outside, then the display dimming appears so severe as to not be able to see any objects in the display, until the display brightens after about 15 seconds. The word "objects" here means anything reasonably discernible on a typical driveway or roadway surface including children. The problem may be related to the light sensor on the dash used to automatically turn on lights in darkness, because when backing out of my garage at dusk the vehicle headlights are on and the backup camera display does not dim. Two videos showing the above problems at daylight and dusk are about 30 to 35 mb each and too large to upload here. The problem continues today.

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While driving, the security light came on. Engine power was reduced or completely eliminated. Headlights went out every thing reset in about thirty seconds. Power loss could be deadly if entering a highway from a side street if there is oncoming traffic.

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