NHTSA Complaint #10653416 — 2008 CADILLAC DTS

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS IN BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE BURNT CONTACTS. I TOOK MY 2008 CADILLAC DTS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AS MY TURN SIGNALS WEREN'T WORKING. THEY REPLACED THE BULBS. TWO DAYS LATER THEY QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY CHECKED IT AGAIN AND INFORMED ME THAT THE LAMP SOCKETS WERE BURNT AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A REPLACEMENT SOCKET AVAILABLE. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $1000 EACH WITH LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CADILLAC SHOULD EITHER PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT SOCKET OR COVER A PART OF THE PART AND LABOR. RIGHT NOW I HAVE THE SOCKETS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED WITH PAPER CLIPS AND ALUMINUM FOIL BECAUSE ON SOCIAL SECURITY I CAN'T AFFORD THEIR COST TO FIX BUT I WON'T DRIVE ON THE ROAD WITH NO FRONT TURN SIGNALS AND ENDANGER OTHER FOLKS ON THE ROAD. *TR