2003 Chevrolet Impala Lights Problems

Your headlights turn off completely after you switch between high beams and low beams multiple times. This happens repeatedly when you toggle between the two settings.

THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. IN SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SWITCH AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY. BY HOLDING THE HANDLE MANUALLY FOR HIGH BEAMS IT CANCELS CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ACTIVATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKERED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATER HAD TO BE RUNNING FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DEACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURES WERE UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVING AND IM TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE AND I GO TO USE MY SIGNAL LIGHT THEY DO NOT WORK THEN I CAN GO DOWN THE ROAD THEY WILL WORK PLUS MY LIGHTS WONT GO ON BRIGHT WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING. NO WARNING. COULD ONLY USE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WHEN LEVER CONSTANTLY PRESSED WHEN DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. NOT FUSES, NOT BULBS, ULTIMATELY $800 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 78 AT 60 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM. ASI DID THAT, I LOST ALL LIGHTS. I JIGGLED THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE HIGH BEAMS WERE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/20/14 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE SWITCHED OFF THEN ON IN ORDER TO WORK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW IF THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING THE DAY ALSO. UPDATED 5/5/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BE REPLACED DUE TO MOISTURE INSIDE THE LIGHT FIXTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,644.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 MY DAUGHTER REPORTED THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER ON HER CAR WAS HARD TO OPERATE WHEN TRYING TO ACTIVATE HIGH BEAMS. ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DARK COUNTRY ROAD SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AT THAT TIME SHE PLAYED WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND WAS ABLE TO GET LOW BEAMS TO COME BACK. I'VE SPOKEN WITH TWO MECHANICS WHO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY 2000'S IMPALAS WHICH MEANS THERE MUST BE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS / INJURIES ASSOCIATED BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY POPULAR CARS. CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROLIFIC, WELL-KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEGUN TO GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. SO FAR, WE CAN CLICK THE LIGHTS FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM OR VICE-VERSA AND THEY COME BACK ON. THIS STARTED THE LATTER PART OF LAST YEAR, BUT LAST WEEK THEY ACTUALLY STARTED FLICKERING RIGHT BEFORE THEY WENT OFF. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH MANY CONSUMERS. I LIVE IN RURAL AMERICA AND FEAR THE LIGHTS GOING OUT WHERE THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF LIGHTING. THERE ARE MANY CURVES AND HILLS AND FEAR WHAT COULD HAPPEN ESPECIALLY IF MY TEENAGER IS DRIVING AND PANICS. WE HAVE SEARCHED FOR THE "FIX" BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE AND GM HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE READ SO MANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT IT MAY BE BUT NO ONE HAS THE EXACT REMEDY FOR IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD, PULLED ON TIMER SWITCH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT MANY ISSUES RELATED TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL MY 16 YR. OLD DAUGHTER 03 IMPALA, BEFORE SHE GETS HURT. *TR

I PURCHASED FROM VALLEY FORD 4/18/2009 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE HAD ROCKER ARMS REPLACED, PINS, THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY COMPANY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD PASS LOCK PROBLEMS WHICH I HAD TO GET DONE, I JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN 2012 THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR READ THAT IT WAS SHIFT SOLENOIDS WHEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW AS OF THE PAST THREE MONTHS MY LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS WILL NOT COME ON .THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WORK BUT WHEN IT GETS DARK THEY SHUT OFF & THE PARKING LAMPS STAY ON. THE ONLY WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IS TO HOLD THE TURN SIGNAL TOWARDS ME, ITS NOT THE BULBS THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED & ITS NOT THE FUSES AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM. MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE IM DRIVING & WHILE THE SWITCH IS OFF & ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON & OFF BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO AUTO PART STORE TO HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO THE MACHINE IT DOESN'T READ ANYTHING.....I ASK THAT YOU GUYS CAN PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS CAR, & I ALSO HAVE PROOF OF EVERYTHING I JUST WROTE RECEIPTS AND ALL. *JS

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY AND MURKY. CLEANERS DO NOT HELP. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT (WORST IN RAIN OR SNOW AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS) THE VISIBILITY OF THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS PROJECTION BECOME LESS AND LESS. DO NOT SUGGEST USING THE HIGH BEAMS AS THESE WOULD BE A COVER-UP. WHEN SEALED BEAMS WERE USED FROM 1940 TO 1996, THIS PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN. (THE CLOUDY/MURKY LENSES) UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER'S WENT OVER TO PLASTIC LENSES BECAUSE OF THE NEW SAFETY CODES REQUIRED. UPDATED 01/30/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,139.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON CAR FROM FACTORY. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON EVENING SHE LOST ALL HER HEADLIGHTS AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN BE TURNED ON MANUALLY. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR SOME STREET LIGHTS IN HER LOCATION SHE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. A GM REPLACEMENT PART WAS QUOTED TO ME AT $500 PLUS INSTALLATION. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM AS I UNDERSTAND FROM MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS COMMON. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND COSTLY TO FIX. THE AVERAGE PERSON CANNOT FIX THIS SWITCH BECAUSE IT INVOLVES REMOVING THE AIR BAG FIRST. SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN SWITCH IS PULLED TO PUT ON BRIGHT LIGHTS ALL LIGHTS GO OFF, LEAVING ME DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHTS. WIGGLING, JIGGLING, OR MOVING THE SWITCH EVENTUALLY PUTS THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS BACK ON. HAD THIS FIXED AT A COST TO ME OF MORE THAN $600. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE EVERY SERVICE RECORD ON IT, CAN PROVE IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED. EVEN HAVE SAVED FAILED PART FROM THIS SERVICE. HAVE SEEN A VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM LISTED ON WEB. I WAS LUCKY, THE NEXT PERSON MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. AT THE VERY LEAST PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS MAKE/MODEL NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN TO MY GRANDMOTHER OR OTHER LOVED ONE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHENEVER THE PARKING LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $500. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA. NOTHING I DO SEEMS TO HELP THEM COME BACK ON. I HAVE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO MANUALLY TURN THEM ON, I HAVE TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED, I HAVE HIT THE SWITCH TO GO FROM BRIGHT TO DIM. NOTHING HAS HELPED. THEY EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MAYBE THREE TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHEN THIS STARTED BUT SINCE YOU ARE MAKING ME PICK A DATE I DID. IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN MORE BUT I QUIT DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT FOR THE FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN! HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE FIXED SINCE I AM MARRIED TO A MECHANIC. HOWEVER HE HAS YET TO BOTHER TRYING TO FIX IT OR SEE WHAT COULD BE WRONG EITHER. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AFTER HIGH BEAMS WERE USED ON A BACK ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND SPARK PLUGS AND THEY WERE NOT THE ISSUE. BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY SWITCH AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. SUDDENLY, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED AND THE HI-BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. UPDATED 01/28/11*LJ THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/23/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS THEN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE UP A HILL BUT THEN TURNED OFF AGAIN WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD ALSO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

MY HIGH BEAM SWITCH DOESN'T WORK IN MY IMPALA. MY CAR IS EITHER AN 02 OR 03 AND, AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ONLINE, IM SEEING THAT THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING OR NEGLIGENCE ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON OCCASION, IF I SWITCH MY LOW/HIGH BEAMS, THE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT GO COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE TO SWITCH THEM ON AND OFF AGAIN, MAYBE A FEW TIMES, TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT COULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA LS. ON MY WAY HOME I TURN ON MY BRIGHTS AND WHEN I WENT TO SHUT THEM OFF IT TURNED ALL MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEY WONT COME BACK ON. MY LIGHTS WILL ONLY COME ON WHEN IN THE BRIGHTS POSITION AND WILL STILL SHUT OFF OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMMENT BY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE 15 MIN I'VE BEEN ONLINE SEARCHING THIS BEFORE I STUMBLED ONTO THIS WEBSITE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SEEING AS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR LIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY SHUT OFF THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY IF NOT ALREADY! *TR

RECURRING PROBLEM: WHEN CLICKING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM OR HIGH/LOW USING THE TURN SIGNAL ARM THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE BEEN FORCED TO TRAVEL WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON TO INSURE THAT I HAVE SOME VISION WHEN SWITCHING HIGH/LOW. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND LOSING YOUR HEADLIGHTS! I HAVE FOUND OVER 30 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE WITHOUT TO MUCH SEARCHING EFFORT. MANY OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE SAID THAT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL ARM RUNS ABOUT $700. IN VISITING WITH MY DEALER HE HAS INDICATED HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM--BUT MY RESEARCH INDICATES IT OCCURS OFTEN? THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN LATE DEC. 2009. WE ARE HESITANT TO USE THIS VEHICLE AFTER DARK DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR

I AM FILING A SAFETY COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SWITCHING LIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OF CAR, AND RESTART TO GET DIM LIGHTS ON. WHAT CAN THIS PROBLEM BE AND WHAT MIGHT THE CURE BE. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON LIGHTING AND FOUND NONE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHT FUNCTION BY JIGGLING THE HI BEAM LOW BEAM SWITCH . I WENT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY NEED A NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH,APPEARS TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA AT NIGHT. REAR SEAT PASSENGER ROLLED DOWN WINDOW CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE BRIGHT LIGHTS BEFORE SLOWING CAR. ABLE TO RE-CREATED THE PROBLEMS BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND HAVING THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT MUST ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, SHE HAS NOT DRIVEN AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

2003 IMPALA HIGHBEAMS WHEN IN USE DO TOTALLY GO OUT BLINKERS JUST STOP BLINKING AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS WHICH GM WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THEY RECALLED THE MALIBU HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. NO BAILOUT FOR THEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES. I'M STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED. HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND CHANGING TO HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONTINUAL MOVING OF THE LEVER GOT THEM TO COME BACK ON. LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME I WAS NOT TRYING TO CHANGE TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON HIGH BEAM, ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD, IN JULY OF 2008. DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT MUCH. THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT AT NIGHT ON HIGHBEAM, DO NOT COME BACK ON FOR UP TO 40 SECONDS. HAVE STARTED TO LEAVE THE LOWBEAMS ON ALL THE TIME, HAS NOT YET GONE OUT ON LOWBEAM. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN I SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS MY LIGHTS GO OUT....JUST RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY LIGHT JUST WENT DARK...AFTER WORKING THE DIMMER SWITCH THEY CAME BY ON, THIS IS SCARY AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL .*TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 4:00 AM MY HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I COULD NOT GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON, AND COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS AT ON THE ROAD. I DID MANAGE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, AND AFTER TRYING SEVERAL THINGS TO RESTORE LIGHTS, I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK AND GET HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY TRIM TO WORK, USING ONLY HIGH BEAMS. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO USE LOW BEAMS THE LIGHTS WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT USING THE AUTO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, THE HEADLIGHT FAIL (QUIT) ON HIGHBEAM. AT 75 MPH THIS CAN BE A LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE, I WAS LUCKILY ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT THE TIME. WHEN IT HAPPENED I TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS ON WITH THE SWITCH, PUSHED AND PULLED IT AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I CAME TO A STOP AND WAS GOING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 9 TIMES. IT ONLY DOES IT ON HIGH BEAM SETTING, IT HAS NOT DONE IT WHEN THE SWITCH IS PULLED TO THE "ON" POSITION AS OF YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FIRST FAILURE, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE SECOND TIME, THE CONTACT COULD ONLY USE THE HIGH BEAMS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURENCES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,047. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP REAPIRED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/20/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED SPORADICALLY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THEM BACK ON. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT PLAYED WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNTIL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE LIGHTS DIMMED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000. UPDATED 3/25/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT AND VERY DANGEROUS. UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DECELERATING TO 10 MPH AND ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY DIMMED. TWO OR THREE SECONDS LATER, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT CONDUCTED HIS OWN TEST; EACH TIME HE ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND THEN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER, BUT HE HAS NOT TAKEN HIS VEHICLE THERE AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,299 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,250. UPDATED 4/8/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING UNTIL REPAIRED ON 02/19/08. UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR

MY HEAD LIGHTS FAILED ON MY 03 IMPALA. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED. ITS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY. BUT THIS LAST TIME REALLY MADE ME FEAR FOR MY LIFE. I WAS COMING HOME AT NIGHT ABOUT TO SOME TO A CURVE GOING 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH AND THERE WAS A POLE RIGHT THERE I COULD OF HIT. I CAME ONLINE TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT LEAD ME TO THIS WEBSITE. IM REALLY AFRAID IF I DIDN'T GO AHEAD AND DO THIS THAT I WOULD REGRET IT. YOU PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT ITS NOT A SAFE. I'D FEEL REALLY GUILTY IF THIS MIGHT HAVE KILLED SOMEONE IF IT ALREADY HASN'T. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE ON HIGH BEAMS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF, IT WOULD TAKE 10-15 MINUTES FOR THEM TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY TWELVE TO FIFTEEN MILES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS VERY FREQUENT FOR HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS $500. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT, NO PATTERN DETECTED. RELAY IS SUSPECTED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED, BUT WENT OUT AGAIN DURING OPERATION A FEW NIGHTS LATER. *TR

MY WIFE STATED THAT HER 2003 IMPALA THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON ONE NIGHT AUTO MODE SO SHE TURNED ON MANUALLY. 2 WEEKS LATER, SHE IS DRIVING IN THE DARK AND THE FOG, AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. STOPPED ALONG ROAD AND TRIED HIGH, LOW, AND PULL LIGHT SWITCH WITH NO LUCK. VERY DANGEROUS IF WOULD HAVE BEEN IN BUSY AREA. ABANDONED CAR AND HAD MOTHER PICK HER UP. MOVED HOME WHEN DAYLIGHT CAME OUT. NOW WAITING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIFFICULT TO SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM ON MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF DURING EVENING DRIVING THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. WE HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, ALTHOUGH INTEND TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THESE INCIDENTS APPEAR TO CORRELATE DIRECTLY WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE06017. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SHUTOFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HAZARD FLASHER RELAY/SWITCH "SOUNDS OFF" AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS RETURNED TO THE REST POSITION AFTER SIGNALING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, THIS CLICKING SOUND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ADJUSTED AND WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL BY IT'S SELF. THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT LIGHT, ONLY THE AGGRAVATING CLICKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. I CAN ALSO MAKE THE HAZARD/SIGNAL RELAY/SWITCH CLICK BY WIGGLING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SWITCH. I HAD THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED AT THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE THE HAZARD/FLASHER RELAY/SWITCH AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

PURCHASED A SECOND CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH SAME DEFECT WITH TAIL LIGHT COMPARTMENT. HOLDS WATER INDEFINITELY, NOT JUST CONDENSATION. I NOW HAVE A 2003 AND USED TO HAVE A 2002 WITH SAME PROBLEM. CAUSES LIGHT BULBS TO GO OUT FREQUENTLY AND ALSO ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN OPENING TRUNK WHICH I SUSPECT MAYBE A SHORT IN WIRING DUE TO WATER. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT AS WELL AS GM CORPORATE AND THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM BUT NO WITH NO RECALLS YET TO PROVIDE RESOLUTION OF WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SAFEY HAZARD WHEN LIGHT BULBS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. OF COURSE THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT MAY STILL HAVE SOME CONDENSATION PROBLEMS.

MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN. ONLY HAD HI BEAMS IF I HELD THE DIMMER SWITCH TOWARDS ME. ONCE I RELEASED THE SWITCH, I HAD NO LIGHTS. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH WITH ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR LIKE MINE BECAUSE A NEW ONE FROM GM WAS $500. *TR ALSO HAD HEAT/AC FAN STOP WORKING. NOW CAR IS MAKING A STRANGE HUMMING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END THAT IS NOT COMING FROM THE MOTOR. MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THE WHEEL BEARINGS MIGHT BE BAD BECAUSE OUR MECHANIC ASKED US IF WE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL CARS LIKE MINE WITH WHEEL BEARING ISSUES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED HER $669 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE UNIT. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE HAD A FAULTY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENED SOON,THOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY, AFTER FLIPPING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR HOME AND NOT GOING FAST,SO WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOMEHOW WHILE PLAYING AROUND WITH THE LIGHT SWITCHES, THEY CAME BACK ON. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED AS I CAN'T GET IT TO REPEAT THE FAILURE. THIS COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES, AND I SUPPOSE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK

TURNING SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING I HAD TO MANUALLY MOVE MY SIGNAL UP AND DOWN TO TURN CORNERS, GET OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS HAD TO HAVE HAZARD SWITCH/FLASHER UNIT REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 38,000.*AK

FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, WHEN SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM ALL THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT.....FOUND BY FLICKERING BACK TO LOW BEAM THEY WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT W/O SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM. SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF TURNING ON. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT ENTIRELY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED US TO QUIT USING THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. *NM

ABOUT 9:00 PM I WAS DRIVING ABOUT TWO KM. FROM HOME WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD HAZARD LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS. I TRIED HIGH AND LOW BEAMS TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND STILL NO LIGHTS. WHEN THEY FLIPP THE HI-LOW BEAMS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON-THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. *NM

RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD 3 OR 4 INSTANCES WHERE THE LIGHTS ON MY 2003 IMPALA WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD SWITCHED THE LIGHTS BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM. THIS IS RATHER CONCERTING. MY FRIEND REPORTED THAT HER 2002 IMPALA HAS ALSO RECENTLY BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. MY LIMITED RESEARCH LED ME TO THIS SITE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ENGAGED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHEN SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE CONSUMER BEGUN TO JIGGLE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH. *NM

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM. *NM

I PURCHASED MY CHEVY IMPALA 2003 BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 2003. EVERY SINCE THEN WHEN I TURN ON MY HEADLAMPS, THEY TURN OFF AT RANDOM, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A DARKENED ROAD AT NIGHT. EVERYTHING GOES OFF (INTERIOR, TAIL LIGHTS, ECT). *NM

BRIGHTS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITHOUT NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE SWITCH WORK, RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS, AND SELF DUE TO DISTRACTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. A CODE INDICATED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE MULTI FUNCTION HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER A MONTH SPAN. DEALER REPLACED MULTI FUNCTION HEADLIHTS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE HIGH BEAM WAS ENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHING LIGHTS ENGAGED. THE SECOND TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON AFTER THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS PRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER STRESS (I.E. ON STEEP INCLINES), THE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE DRIVER SWITCHES BETWEEN DIM AND BRIGHT. ON ONCE OCCASION, WHEN TRAVELING AT NIGHT UP A CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH A CARLOAD OF TEENAGERS, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF FOR AT LEAST AN ENTIRE MINUTE IN AN AREA WITHOUT AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED FOUR TIMES AT WRIKER IN WINCHESTER, TN WITHOUT SUCCESS. *NM

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON BY JIGGLING THE DIMMER LEVER ARM. SEVERAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTICED BETWEEN THE FIRST MALFUNCTION AND THE VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AK *SC

DURING NIGHT DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, EVEN WHEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER WHAT DID SHE EXPECT SINCE SHE BOUGHT A CHEAP CAR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK THE CONSUMER COULD ONLY SEE APPROXIMATELY 2-2 1/2 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT, WITH DIM LIGHTS. *SC *JB

AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INADVERTENTLY CUT OFF. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHEN IT RAINS MOISTURE CLOUDS LENS IN HEAD LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT.

RADIO HAS VERY BAD RECEPTION. HAVE TAKEN CARE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED NEW RADIO WITH RECONDITIONED RADIOS TWICE. FIRST REPLACEMENT RADIO, DISPLAY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SECOND REPLACEMENT RADIO WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY WHEN INSTALLED AND WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RE-CALIBRATED, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DISPLAY AS REPLACEMENT RADIO NUMBER ONE. I NOW SUPPOSEDLY NEED A NEW DIMMER SWITCH. (AM TAKING TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE HOPES THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM) THE FOG LIGHTS CONSTANTLY HAVE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION. AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THAT THIS IS NORMAL HOWEVER I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME THIS IS NOT NORMAL. HAVE NOT OBSERVED THIS TYPE OF CONDENSATION ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE'S FOG LIGHTS. GM WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE UNLESS THERE IS STANDING WATER. GM REFUSED CLAIM. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE FROM THE DASH. TEMP OUTSIDE DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER. AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX. THE CRACKING NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. IT COMES SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING AND SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HARD STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HAZARD WARNING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT WOULDN'T FLASH. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *LA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION INSIDE THE LENS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

WITH THE INCREASED BRIGHTNESS OF HEADLIGHTS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SPOT FRONT TURN SIGNALS AT NIGHT WHEN THEY ARE PLACED ADJACENT TO THE LOW BEAM LAMP. PLEASE CONSIDER MANDATING THAT SIGNAL LAMPS MUST BE AT LEAST THREE INCHES FROM THE EDGE OF THE LOW BEAM'S REFLECTOR. *LA

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. ALSO, THE WAY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED WAS BAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN ANY LAWS, AND THAT THEIR CARE WAS SAFE. *AK