NHTSA Complaint #10367070 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT LIGHT BULB AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. WHEN HE TOOK APART THE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE LIGHT IS HE FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT PLUGS INTO THE BULB WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND MELTED. THERE WAS NO WAY OF REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT SPLICING THE WIRING AND INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET CONNECTOR PART. THIS WEEKEND THE DRIVERS SIDE BULB WAS OUT AND AGAIN WE HAD IT TAKEN APART ONLY TO FIND THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THAT BULB. IN ADDITION HE CHECKED ON THE OTHER ONE JUST TO SEE HOW IT WAS WORKING AND FOUND THAT THE BULB IS AGAIN GETTING TOO HOT FOR THE WIRING AND WILL LIKELY BURN UP THE HARNESS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR 2 ELECTRICAL ISSUES, THE MOST RECENT BEING A CIRCUIT THAT COULD OVER HEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEADLIGHT ISSUES I HAVE HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WONT ROLL DOWN AND THE POWER REAR HATCH HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AND CLOSES AT RANDOM AND IF NOT CAREFUL WILL SMASH YOU IF YOU ARE UNDER IT. *TR