WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT NIGHT I WENT TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS, LOW BEAMS OPERATED FINE. HOWEVER, WHEN I ACTIVATED HIGH BEAMS, ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, CAUSING ME TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. AS PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD I TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAMS, AND LOW BEAMS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS O…
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WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT NIGHT I WENT TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS, LOW BEAMS OPERATED FINE. HOWEVER, WHEN I ACTIVATED HIGH BEAMS, ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF, CAUSING ME TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. AS PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD I TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAMS, AND LOW BEAMS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK CAR TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CHECK FOR ANY VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT RECALLS. I TRIED LOOKING FOR RECALLS ,BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY. REPAIR SHOP WAS INSISTENT THAT WE CHECKED WITH YOU BEFORE THEY DO ANY WORK BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE COVERED IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WANTS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10191594
49,950 miles · Dec 12, 2006
Exterior Lighting
HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF LEAVING NO VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAMS PROVIDED LIGHT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT A REMEDY MIGHT BE TO REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH OR BL…
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HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAMS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF LEAVING NO VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAMS PROVIDED LIGHT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT A REMEDY MIGHT BE TO REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH OR BLINKER SWITCH. THIS REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON 12/11/06 AT A COST OF $682.02. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10175967
Mileage unknown · Dec 9, 2006
Exterior Lighting
BRIGHT LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WHEN DRIVING, RESULTING IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, UNTIL DIMMER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. LOCAL BUICK GARAGE REPLACED ENTIRE DIMMER UNIT FROM STEERING COLUMN. (SWITCH 2.485) *JB
NHTSA ODI #10175665
74,900 miles · Oct 9, 2006
Exterior Lighting
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT APPROX. 4 TIMES OVER A 30 MIN PERIOD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THEY WENT OUT ONCE FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THIS TIME THEY WERE OUT LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10170292
37,000 miles · Mar 8, 2006
Exterior Lighting
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THEY TEMPORARILY GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND OFFERED TO REPLACE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED.
NHTSA ODI #10152209
Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 2005
Exterior Lighting
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THEY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST WEEK. BECAUSE IT CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PULLING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FORWARD IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN WITH THE TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE…
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DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THEY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST WEEK. BECAUSE IT CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PULLING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FORWARD IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN WITH THE TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE, AND A MECHANIC HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10145464
44,221 miles · Mar 30, 2005
Exterior Lighting
WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *NM THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MULITFUNCTION SWITCH. THEY DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *…
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WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *NM THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MULITFUNCTION SWITCH. THEY DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *BF *NM
NHTSA ODI #10113070
Mileage unknown · Jul 30, 2004
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. *AK *SC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10071712
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