2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Exterior Lighting Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the headlights were flickering and then became inoperable. The fuse box was melted. There was smoke detected from underneath the hood. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V251000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting). The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuse box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and informed the contact that the part was no longer produced. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the low-beam headlight failed to function properly. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the fuse box to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V251000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,458.

Mileage: 30,458

I LOST THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 CORVETTE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION AND TRIGGERED THE HIGH BEAM WHICH OBSCURE INCOMING VEHICLE AND WAS A SAFETY RISK.

Mileage: 23,500

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE AT A DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA NAMED GERRY LANE CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WORKED ON THE CAR WHEN I GOT THE CAR IN 2019 THE CAR HAD OVER 40 PROBLEMS THAT THE HEAD-UP DISPLAY DOESN'T WORK THE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF SOMETIMES COMES ON SOMETIMES THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK THE NAVIGATION SCREEN DOESN'T WORK THE SPEAKERS ARE SOUNDING CRACK AND DOES TRAIN SENSOR WITHOUT THEY ONLY FIX THE CRANK SENSOR AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOESN'T WORK AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOESN'T WANT TO GO UP AND DOWN SOMETIME

Mileage: 82,999

MY 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES LISTED IN CAMPAIGN 10V172000 ON 04/26/2010. YET WHEN I ENTER MY VIN NUMBER IT SAYS NO RECALLS. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARS WITH LOSS OF THE FEATURE AND LOSS OF BRAKES LIGHTS. THE BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY APPLIED. OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 02

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP AND I'M DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINUTES FURTHER. FIRST THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT. THEN THE TURN SIGNALS IN FRONT DON'T WORK. THEN THE HIGH BEAMS DON'T WORK. ALL WORK WHILE THE CAR IS COLD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT. I WAS IN A PANIC AND QUICKLY SWITCHED ON THE FOG LIGHTS. I COULD NOT GET THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN BACK ON. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY LOW BEAMS. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP THE LOW BEAMS WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SAFETY RECALL ITEM AND THEY FIXED IT WITH A JUMPER CABLE.

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE AN 05 CORVETTE AND MY LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK FINE, INCLUDING THE HIGH BEAMS.

LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK BUT WHEN YOU HOLD IT BACK BRIGHT S ONLY WORK WHEN HELD BACK BUT WHEN LET LOOSE THEY GO OFF AND STILL NO LOW BEAMS.

LOW BEAM TURN OFF DRIVING AT NIGHT

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS STOP WORKING AFTER 25MIN OF DRIVING IT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS WORKING FINE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS AND I'VE BEEN PULL OVER FOR DRIVING LIKE THAT. AFTER I PARK AND THE CAR SITS FOR FEW HOURS THE LOW BEAMS START TO WORK AGAIN.

Mileage: 101,000

AROUND 1-13-15, SPOKE WITH "[XXX]" ABOUT RECALL I RECEIVED ON MY 2005 CORVETTE, WHICH STATED THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. [XXX] SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, BUT WOULD CALL WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 23, 2015, AND I STILL HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM WATSON CHEVROLET REGARDING THE RECALL ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HOW LONG SHOULD ONE BE EXPECTED TO WAIT FOR A RECALL REPAIR? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING; HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. SAME THING HAPPENED ON 11-23-14 (EXCEPT NO RAIN). IN BOTH CASES THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A RECALL BUT THAT THEY HAVE NO PART OR GUIDANCE FROM GM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ONLY THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE KEYLESS IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,469.

Mileage: 129,469

WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING (COMPLETELY DARK / 6:30PM) MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH SHUT OFF. I WAS ON A FOUR LANE ROAD COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS GREEN FOR ME. I NOTICED JUST BEFORE GETTING TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS HAD SHUT OFF. I SLOWED SOME THINKING I HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT A SWITCH OR SOMETHING AND THANK GOODNESS I SLOWED SOME. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT A CAR TURNED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE OTHER CAR. THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T SEE ME SINCE I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE WHERE THE HEAD LIGHT FUSE WAS LOCATED ON MY CAR THINKING THAT'S ALL IT WAS. I FOUND OUT THROUGH ONLINE ARTICLES THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MY MODEL CORVETTE WITH OVER 100K MILES. I LET THE CAR COOL DOWN PER WHAT WAS SAID IN SOME OF THE FORUMS AND JUST WENT OUT TO CRANK MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND GIVEN GM'S RELUCTANCE TO RECALL KNOWN DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES I HOPE YOUR AGENCY WILL FORCE A RECALL ON THIS. I VERY NEARLY T-BONED ANOTHER DRIVER TONIGHT BECAUSE I FEEL THEY JUST DIDN'T SEE ME WITHOUT MY HEAD LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 103,516

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN IS ALSO RECALLED. *TR

BEGINNING IN FEB, 2014, MY '05 CORVETTE BEGAN EXHIBITING LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY GM. MAY OF 2014, A GM RECALL # 13146 WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PROBLEM WITH A COMMITMENT FROM GM THAT THE UNDERHOOD BUSSING ELECTRIC CENTER (UBEC) WOULD BE MODIFIED FOR VEHICLE OWNERS AT NO COST (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V251000). I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN, THE LAST CONTACT BEING YESTERDAY (10/29/14). I WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER BY CHEVROLET/GM (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DESCRIPTION AS IT COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INFORMATION). DESPITE BEING AWARE OF THE NEED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED 10/29/14 THAT CHEVROLET/GM STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED THE RE-WORKED UBEC FOR REPLACEMENT. LACK OF LOW-BEAMS IS A REAL PROBLEM AS I AM UNABLE TO KNOWINGLY DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO LACK OF SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION WHEN USING ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS, OR OVER-ILLUMINATION USING JUST THE HIGH BEAMS (THIS CAUSES OTHER VEHICLES TO "FLASH" ME TO LET ME KNOW MY BRIGHTS ARE ON). OCCASIONALLY, I WILL BE CAUGHT AFTER SUNDOWN AND FORCED TO DRIVE WITH EITHER ONLY FOG LIGHTS OR HIGH BEAMS. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED BY GM'S LACK OF MOVEMENT ON CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS WHY I AM CONTACTING THE NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NOTICE, BUT GM HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING VEHICLES FROM NHTSA'S OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID LINKS TO VIEW THE RECALL INFORMATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :14V251 MANUFACTURER :GENERAL MOTORS LLC MAKE / MODEL YEARS :CHEVROLET / 2005-2007 SUBJECT : LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,846.

Mileage: 100,846

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM OFF. CAR DASH DISPLAYED " HEAD LIGHTS SUGGESTED". THEY DID NOT COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE MY HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR THEY WILL NOT EVEN COME ON. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT TIME . *TR

Mileage: 91,800

I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON..... COME TO FIND OUT THE FUSE BOX GETS TO HOT AND THE WIRES INSIDE ARE AFFECTED CAUSING IT TO FAIL THE DEALER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO SOMEONE. IF I DID GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS I WOULD FILE A LAW SUIT. *TR

Mileage: 89,125

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT MONITOR ON THE DASH SHOWS THE LOW BEAMS AS WORKING. THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *TR

Mileage: 65,200

THE LOW-BEAM LIGHTS KEEP CUTTING-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE REACHES NORMAL TEMPERATURE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COOLS-OFF AND THEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, ONLY TO AGAIN CUT-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED BACK ON AGAIN... *TR

Mileage: 98,000

AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP (APPROX. 15 MINUTES) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. HIGH BEAMS WILL STILL WORK AS WELL AS FOG LIGHTS. ONCE THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND COOLS DOWN, THE LOW BEAMS WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

IN MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE, DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY I55 NEAR THE LOUISIANA/ MISSISSIPPI LINE AT 10 PM MY LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. USED HI BEAMS TO RETURN HOME. WHEN CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS OFF LOW BEAMS WORK NORMALLY. WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATS UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION LIGHTS EXTINGUISH AGAIN. RESEARCHED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS IN THE FUSE BOX LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A WIRE IN THE BOX BREAKS AT A BEND. I HAVE MADE THE SUGGESTED REPAIR AS PER THE FORUM BUT FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AS IT PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR..UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER, MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY AND HAS PUT ME AND OTHERS AT RISK. COULD PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME TONIGHT (A 20 MINUTE DRIVE)THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. WE TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING AND ALSO CHECKED THE FUSE, NEITHER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP IN GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR HOPING IT WAS JUST A MINOR ELECTRICAL SHORT ETC. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT RESPOND. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 20 MILES IN THE DARK WITH MY FOG LAMPS AND AT TIMES, MY HIGH BEAMS. I AM AWARE OF AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. CLEARLY HAVING YOUR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN YOU NEED THEM POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF, ANY PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I HOPE THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE RESULTING IN A CONCLUSIVE OUTCOME AND A RESOLUTION IDENTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE HOME AT NIGHT AND MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO, BUT USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS, WHICH WAS AN OBVIOUS HAZARD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR...MY LOW-BEAMS CAME ON AND SEEMED TO WORK. I THEN DROVE MY CAR AND AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OCCURRING. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO DATE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH MANY OTHER 2005 CORVETTE OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AN LETTING IT RUN FOR A FEW MINS THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT FOR NO REASON DO NOT KNOW WHY OR HOW. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WON'T TURN ON AFTER CAR IS WARM - AND LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 111,876

BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED AND THE CAR MADE IT WITH ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY MY LIGHTS WENT OFF CHECKED THE FOLLOWING EVENING AND THEY WORKED. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN THEY SUDDENLY WENT OFF AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

LOW BEAM LIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING. FUSE/RELAY IS GOOD AND IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A HEAT RELATED ISSUE VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN WITH MY DAUGHTER FOLLOWING ME IN ANOTHER CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WE WERE ON PA MOUNTAIN ROADS AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THIS WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE WERE 4 HRS FROM HOME, I THOUGHT THE WIPERS WERE BAD AND MY VISION HAD FAILED AND THE STATE JUST DIDN'T PAINT THE LINES ON THE RD. THE SITUATION WAS SO BAD I HAD TO WAIT TILL WE FOUND THE NEXT EXIT RAMP TO PULL OVER. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE I WAS PAYING FOR MY FOOD AND GAS. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGHBEAMS ON!!! WHEN WE FINALLY GOT HOME I WAS SO SHAKEN BY THE SITUATION I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE TO FIND OUT THIS WAS NOT AND ISOLATED INCIDENT!!! RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!! *TR

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MINS. I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM SHUT OFF WITH OUT A NOTICE OR ANYTHING. I TRIED TURNING THEM BACK ON BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THEM OUT AND THEY WORKED BUT THEY ONLY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 25MINS. THAN THEY SHUT BACK OFF. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT, LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF (BOTH SIDES). PULLED OVER AND TRIED TOGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH THROUGH VARIAOUS SETTINGS. DRIVING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF, BUT LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT. HIGH BEAMS WORKED, SO DROVE HOME WITH HIHG BEAMS. NEXT NIGHT, LOW BEAMS WORKED AGAIN BUT TURNED OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES. APPEARS AFTER CAR WARMS UP, LOW BEAMS SWITCH OFF. NOW CAN ONLY DRIVE AT NIGHT USING HIGH BEAMS OR DRIVING LIGHTS AFTER LOW BEAMS SWITCH OFF. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON IN MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO AUTOMATIC AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO MANUAL MODE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD STILL NOT TURN ON. THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS WORK WITH REGULAR SUCCESS. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND THE CAR IS COOL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT AS SOON AS THE CAR IS BROUGHT UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 2005-2007 C6 CORVETTES AND THE NHTSA ALONG WITH CHEVROLET SHOULD FILE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. IT'S A EASY FIX WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 82,500

LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT WILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON IN MY 2005 CORVETTE ALTHOUGH THE DASH INDICATOR SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS VERY LUCKY I JUST AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT . I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HWY AND INTO A SAFE AREA .I COULD NOT GET THE LOW BEAMS TO COME ON ,I COULD ONLY GET THE HIGH BEAMS TO WORK . I LOOKED ON LINE ONLY TO FIND OUT MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL LEAD TO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CHEVROLET DEALER WAS NO HELP SAYING THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM .I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OVER 100 OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 630

MY CORVETTE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL THE CORVETTE COOLED DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00PM, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. I HAD TO TURN ON MY FOG LIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD A HEAD OF ME. THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON WEATHER NOT I SET THEM FOR AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY. I TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND HAD I NOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY MISSED A TURN IN THE ROAD AND COULD HAVE SWERVED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE NEXT MORNING I PLANNED ON TAKING THE CAR TO PEP BOYS FOR THEM TO CHECK MY FUSES, BUT WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, MY LOW BEAMS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON. I THEN RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA ON AT LEAST 95 OCCASIONS AND THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVROLET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL! I SUGGEST THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY AND NOT WAIT FOR ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATHS TO HAPPEN BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE FUSE BOX THAT IS TO NEAR THE ENGINE WHICH OVERHEATS THE LOW BEAMS WIRES. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA SINCE AT LEAST MAY AND A FULL INVESTIGATION IN AUGUST 2013. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT INSISTED THAT CHEVROLET ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON FIXING THE FUSE BOX THAT IS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE LOW BEAMS ON THE 2005 - 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. MY NEXT STEP WILL TO INCLUDE THE MEDIA ON THE LACK OF A RECALL WHEN THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION THAT NEED TO BE QUICKLY RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 112,456

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON A VERY DARK ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN AT THE SAME TIME, I TRIED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET NOT REALIZING A PERSON WAS WALKING THEIR DOG I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM IF HE DIDN'T MOVE OUT OF MY WAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS THERE UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. *JS

Mileage: 157,000

THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS DO NOT FUNCTION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO USE MY HI BEAMS. PEOPLE WERE FLASHING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I WAS BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SWITCHED OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY HAVE RARELY EVEN CAME ON, AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY WILL TURN OFF QUICKLY. I DRIVE MY CORVETTE EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND GAVE ME A VERBAL WARNING LAST NIGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND I HAD TO TURN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

Mileage: 108,102

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT TURN ON TILL THE CAR IS STONE COLD VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER ABOUT 30MINS OF RUN TIME LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A MIN 30MINS LOW BEAMS WOULD WORK AGAIN. FEB2013 LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *TT

Mileage: 105,133

WHILE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING AROUND 9 PM ENTERING A SHARP CURVE MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAUSING THE CAR TO DIP OFF THE ROAD. THE CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD IT BE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL. A CAR'S LIGHTS TURNING OFF IN THE NIGHT HOW MUCH MORE DANGEROUS DOES THIS NEED TO BE? NOT ONLY IS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AT RISK BUT OTHER MOTORIST AS WELL. CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A MEDIA STORM ATTACHED TO IT IF UNFORTUNATELY IT RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 93,540

MY CAR STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT LOW BEAM OUTAGES AS I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I SAY INTERMITTENT, I MEAN NOT EVERY TIME I WAS DRIVING WOULD THE LOW BEAMS GO OFF. BUT WHEN THEY DID GO OFF, THEY STAYED OFF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. LUCKILY MY SIDE LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO WORK. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEY GO OUT PROBABLY 99% OF THE TIME. I RECENTLY GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND SAW WHERE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CORVETTE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN HALF A TANK FULL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THEN THE FUEL TANK GAUGE WOULD INDICATE NO FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/13/13*LJ

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED FOR SOMETIME, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,460.

Mileage: 95,460

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AFTER CARS ENGINE COMES TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE SPENT MANY WEEKS LOOKING ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THE INFORMATION COMING BACK IS CONSISTENT. FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD IS FAULTY AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. NO RUNNING HEADLIGHTS IS A VERY SERIOUS VAULT IN MY BOOK AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WERE OF VERY LITTLE HELP. I AM STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO RESOLVING THE THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF DURING OPERATION. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO CORRELATE TO ENGINE TEMPERATURE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND/OR FIRST STARTS THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION CORRECTLY EVEN IN THE AUTOMATIC SETTING. BUT, WHEN THE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME ON AGAIN UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS COOLED. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING DOES NOT RESET THE LIGHTS. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED THAT THE LIGHTS MAY BE ON BUT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING THE ENGINE THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME BACK ON WHEN RESTARTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE VAN CHEVROLET IN CARROLLTON TEXAS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT CORRECT OR EVEN DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RELAY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS WERE FAILING REGULARLY AND STAYING ON ABOUT 20 MINUTES, BEFORE GOING OUT.

Mileage: 78,000

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AROUND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS DO WORK. IF THE CAR IS NOT TURN ON FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS THE LIGHTS DO TURN ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES MAX AND THEN SHUT DOWN WITH ANY WARNING. *TR..UPDATED 09/08/15 *BF

Mileage: 91,500

LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILURE AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOOK A BUMP AND THE WENT ON AGAIN AND THEN OFF. LIGHTS WORKED AFTER VEHICLE WAS COLD. HIGH BEAM AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I STOPPED USING CAR AT NIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT ON 2005-2007 CORVETTES. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 10PM AT NIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET REPAIR ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE COST WAS $680 TO REPAIR. HOPEFULLY THIS GETS A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS HAVING THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY INTO THE ENTRANCE ROAD OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. OTHER LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE DASH INDICATOR THAT LIGHTS WERE WORKING REMAINED ON. THE LIGHTS WORKED PROPERLY ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT WORK THE DAY AFTER LATE. THE NEXT DAY, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WORKED PERFECTLY AND HAVE CONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, WE ENTERED THE TUNNEL FROM THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ENTRANCE TO THE VALLEY FLOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON FROM THE AUTOMATIC SETTING EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. AFTER SOME CONFUSION, THE FOG LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. THE INITIAL TUNNEL ENTRANCE FROM FULL DAYLIGHT TO DARKNESS WAS PROBLEMATIC FOR ASCERTAINING THE SIDES OF THE ROADWAY. HIGH BEAMS WERE NOT ADVISABLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLINDING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS ARE STRONGLY SAFETY ORIENTED DUE TO THE DRIVER DEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEMS. THE COMPLETE AND RANDOM FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM AND RESULTANT FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AS OPPOSED TO A SINGLE FAILURE EXPECTED OF A MANUAL SYSTEM PUTS THE DRIVER AND ADJACENT TRAVELERS IN A DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED SITUATION. A SECOND FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER ON EXITING FROM A WELL LIGHT PARKING AREA ONTO AN URBAN ROADWAY. AGAIN THE FAILURE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY PERCEIVED DUE TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE DASHBOARD ICON INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS OF THE ADJACENT HEAVY TRAFFIC MINIMIZED THE ABILITY TO PERCEIVE THE LIGHTING FAILURE BUT CLEARLY THE ADJACENT DRIVERS PERCEPTION OF THE APPROACHING CAR WAS AFFECTED. ONCE AGAIN, THE REMEDIAL ACTION WAS TO ILLUMINATE THE FOG LIGHTS AFTER CYCLING THE MANUAL CONTROL TO NO EFFECT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SYSTEM WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. RANDOM FAILURES HAVE A MUCH STRONGER SAFETY IMPACT DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED NATURE OF THE FAILURE. A TRIVIAL INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED BOTH TO THE NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER, CHEVROLET, TO NO EFFECT. FAILURE HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A FUSE BLOCK. THE FAILURE THEN APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE PACKAGING OF THE FUSE BLOCK. *TR

Mileage: 69,170

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. MY FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. GLADLY THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND, BUT THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HEADED HOME IMMEDIATELY INTERMITTENTLY PUTTING MY HIGH BEAMS ON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED IN THE FUTURE IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IN AUTO MODE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GO TO MANUAL MODE BUT THEY WERE STILL OUT. I PULLED OVER AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE, CHECKED FUSES (ALL FINE) AND FINALLY HAD TO RESORT TO USING FOG LIGHTS. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE FOUND TO BE WORKING FINE. THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY WHEN THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. I AGAIN USED THE FOG LIGHTS. I WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR THE LOW BEAMS WORKED AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, HOWEVER, THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. AFTER USING THE FOGS TO GET HOME, THE LOW BEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT I'M SURE IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 83,300

WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR THE HEAD LIGHT COME ON, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. AND THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. DASH BOARD STES HEAD LIGHTS SUGGESTED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS ON UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON. LOW BEAMS WILL COME BACK ON BRIEFLY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF & LOCKING THE CAR. THEN PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE FOB WILL CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO WORK BUT ONLY UNTIL THE TIMER EXPIRES NO MATTER IF THE SWITCH IS IN AUTO OR ON POSITION. THIS PROVES THE BULBS ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL & IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 41,150

TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING RAPIDLY TO INDICATE THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL BULB MELTED THE INTERNAL SOCKET SO THE INTERNAL HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CHANGE THE SPECIFICATIONS USED FOR THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULB SO THEY DO NOT MELT AND RUIN THE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 24,965

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS FAILED, LEAVING ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE FAILED AND ONCE THE ENGINE BECAME HOT, THE LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. ONCE THE ENGINE COOLED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD RESUME OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CORVETTE DOWN I10 AT NIGHT WHEN MY LOW-BEAMS DISENGAGED, PLACING ME IN THE DARK AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I DROVE REST OF THE WAY WITH MY HIGH-BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT, THE LOW-BEAMS CAME ON, BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEY BOTH WENT OFF. THE HIGH-BEAMS STILL WORKED. I WENT TO A LOCAL CORVETTE-CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE BULBS, FUSES, RELAYS, AND ELECTRICAL. HE SAID THAT IT APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUSE BLOCK. HE WANTED A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE IT, SO I HELD OFF TO CHECK IT OUT SOME MORE. EVERY DAY, ONCE MY CAR BECAME WARM, EITHER FROM RUNNING OR FROM THE ARIZONA SUN, MY LOW-BEAMS WOULD TURN OFF. I WENT TO THE CORVETTE FORUM, THE LARGEST CORVETTE ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND THE MEMBERS KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IMMEDIATELY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FUSE BLOCK AND THAT MANY C6 CORVETTES HAD THE SAME ISSUE...AS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATED UP, THE RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THEY TOLD ME LET MY CAR RUN UNTIL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEN PLACE A BAG OF ICE ON THE FUSE BLOCK. I DID AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE FOLKS IN THE FORUM SAID THAT THIS WAS A WELL-KNOWN SAFETY-DEFECT IN THE CORVETTE WORLD AND THAT CHEVY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND TOLD ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS. SHE DISAPPEARED FOR 10 MINUTES AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THEY IGNORED WHAT I TOLD THEM AND SAID THEY WOULD NEED HALF A DAY TO EXPLORE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THAT EVEN THEN, THEY MAY NOT FIND THE ISSUE. THE CORVETTE FORUM RECOMMENDED THAT I REPORT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. HERE IS JUST ONCE OF THEIR LINKS WHICH REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3019489-HID-HEADLIGHT-FAILURE-AS-CAR-WARMS-UP.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 89,409

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. AFTER FURTHER INCIDENTS I DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THEN AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE LO-BEAMS GO OUT. HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHT FUNCTION STILL WORKS PROPERLY. THE DASH INDICATOR ON DASH INDICATES LIGHTS ARE ON EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT. IT APPEARS TO BE A THERMAL PROBLEM. YOU CAN DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. PARK THE CAR AND DRIVE IT A SHORT TIME LATER AND THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. I'VE DISCOVERED OTHERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2005 CORVETTE AND THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. *TR

Mileage: 93,546

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS TURNED OFF AT 10:45 PM. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS, MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF ONCOMING CARS, BUT NO LOW BEAMS. THIS SCENARIO NOW REPEATS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURN ON NORMALLY, BUT TURN OFF AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I MUST THEN EITHER USE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR THE HIGH BEAMS. SINCE THEY WORK NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO OFFER WHEN EVER THE CAR ACHIEVES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF I LET IT COOL OFF, THEY WORK NORMALLY,,,FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 52,133

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED. LIGHTS WILL NOT COME BACK ON. NIGHT DRIVING REQUIRES HI BEAM (NOT SAFE). *TR

Mileage: 108,500

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. NEXT DAY THEY WERE WORKING FINE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEY BOTH WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 70,125

MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE LIGHT BULBS ARE FINE AND WILL WORK IN THE MORNING AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUSE BOX. IN THE MORNING WHEN THE FUSE BOX IS COLD THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEY FAIL DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE. THE FUSE BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLAMPS DID NOT TURN ON AND I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS. I CHECKED THE RELAY AND FUSES WHICH WERE ALL OKAY. THIS MORNING, THEY DID WORK. I'VE RESEARCHED OTHER OWNER FORUMS OF WHICH THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED FROM A BAD GROUND FROM AN OVERHEATED FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WITH OWNERS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DRIVING LIGHTS GOING OUT INEXPLICABLY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT GETS WARM. THEN WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT GETS COOL THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE AND THROUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER IT APPEARS THAT THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALTERS THE LOW BEAM SIGNAL CIRCUIT TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHEN ITS TEMPERATURE RISES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT HAS POTENTIALLY TRAGIC SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. THE REPAIR THROUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER WAS QUOTED TO ME AS $1,200. THE PROBLEM FUSE BOX HAS NO MOVING PARTS TO WEAR OUT. THERE IS NOTHING THE CAR OWNER COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE FROM OCCURRING. IT IS SAD OWNERS HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A PART THAT SHOULDN'T WEAR OUT BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 84,500

BOTH HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. IT WAS NOT BULBS BURNING OUT SINCE REPLACING THEM DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT AT THE TIME THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF ONCE THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE BAY IS WARM. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THE HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE. *TT

Mileage: 65,000

MY HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING AT NIGHT ON MY 2005 C6 CHEVY CORVETTE. *KB

Mileage: 100,480

MY HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING AT NIGHT ON MY 2005 C6 CHEVY CORVETTE. *KB

Mileage: 100,480

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL PRIOR TO CHANGING LANES, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BULB HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. THE WIRING HARNESS, TURN SIGNAL BULB AND SOCKET WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,617. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN

Mileage: 19,617

HEADLIGHT CRAZING DIMINISHES LIGHT OUTPUT

Mileage: 36,000

TAIL LIGHTS ON 2005 CORVETTE WENT OUT, SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON THE CORVETTE MODEL.. LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS.. *TR

Mileage: 29,000