Headlights problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima - part 2

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that the low beam headlights were very dim and it was difficult to see the road properly. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (griffin motors, 11031 perry hwy, meadville, PA 16335). The contact stated that the dealer wanted to charge $300 to replace the headlights. The contact took the vehicle to his personal mechanic. Three months later, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the headlights were activated however, the illumination was extremely dim. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who informed that both head lamps overheated which caused the reflector to melt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. The VIN was unavailable.

2011 kia Optima was purchased in 2014 with low headlight beams output, has since detoriated to almost non existent. Have replaced headlight bulbs several times trying to improve light quality and has not resolved this issue in any way. Had planned on keeping this car forever as I have replaced the engine once already but I'm at a loss, u simply can not safely drive this vehicle at night! so upon research I found this is a very big and common problem for kia owners. Clearly it is a safety issue, but there has been no servicing or recalls offered to correct this for us drivers. With the suggested resolution for this problem being a new housing/assembly at $1,000 or more that is completely not a feasible resolution to be achieved financially by way of the average driver as those repairs are way to costly, kia should have already jumped in and offered some safety recalls! also worth noting, I have changed the headlights many times just do to them burning out, not sure if that is because of whatever underlying problem there is for these lights initially or maybe because of aftermarket lights, etc. Please please address this issue soon!! my regards, *complaint form asks is there was a crash with only yes or no options to answer as. There needs to be an added field with "there is going to be"!.

The lights on the vehicle became so dim it was dangerous to drive at night. I thought my night vision was failing, until a friend rode with me after dark and asked if my headlights were on. When we compared the headlights on my vehicle compared to hers, the difference was stunning. I had already had the headlamps replaced in 2015, but there was no difference. I would estimate that the headlights were dim at least a year prior to that. I took the vehicle to another dealership. , and they determined that the reflectors behind the headlights had collapsed, causing the dimness. The entire headlight assembly had to be replaced in order to fix this, at a substantial cost. I had no choice but to fix it because it had become dangerous to drive at night. Upon doing some research, I discovered that others with this year and model had the same problem. This was not wear and tear. This was a defect and should have been recalled. When I had the headlight assemblies replaced, I requested the old ones and I have them in my possession. One photo shows the headlights on my car in a parking ramp next to another car with its headlights on. My car is on the left. You can't even tell the lights are on.

My 2011 kia Optima headlights are super dim. I can barely see what is in front of me and the bulbs constantly go out. I have had to replace 4 bulbs (2 on each side) within a 2 year time period. I have to drive with my bright lights on when its dark because you can barely see if you dont.

The low beam headlights on this vehicle are extremely dim. It is dangerous to drive at night. The only safe way to drive is with the high beams which endangers other drivers on the road. There are thousands of other kia Optima drivers with the same problem but kia won't acknowledge or fix the issue.