NHTSA Complaint #11091539 β€” 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11091539
Vehicle 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NY

Consumer Description

HELLO, I AM REQUESTING TO INVESTIGATE THE DESIGN OF HEADLIGHTS IN CHEVROLET IMPALA 2016 V6 LT. THE DESIGN OF HEADLIGHTS AND ITS HOUSING FOR THIS CAR NEVER PROVIDE CLEAR SIDE VIEWS OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR. CURRENTLY, THE FOCUS OF BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS (WHEN TURNED ON) STAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AHEAD WHICH MAKES THE SIDE VIEW OF THE ROAD AHEAD OF THE CAR UNCLEAR. BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS' FOCUSES MERGE AT THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD AHEAD. IT MAKES TO TAKE A TURN VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT. I HAVE TRIED PUTTING HALOGEN, HIDS, LED BULBS INTO MY CAR'S HEADLIGHT BUT NONE OF THE BULBS COULD PROVIDE THE CLEAR VIEW. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER RECENTLY AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT HOUSING OF THE BULBS ARE DESIGNED SUCH WAY THAT CAR WILL NEVER GIVE A CLEAR VIEW OF BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AHEAD. I HAVE RECENTLY VISITED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO CHECK IF THE SIMILAR ISSUE EXISTS IN NEWER VEHICLES, DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEIR HOUSING IS THE SAME AND HAS CHANGED IN LAST FEW YEARS. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF MY CAR FROM INSIDE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN THIS PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE THE HEADLIGHTS DOES =N'T GIVE ANY CLEAR VIEW OF THE SIDE ROADS/PATHWAYS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH I HAD PUT THE 6000 LUMEN LED BULBS IN MY CAR WHICH ORIGINALLY HAD HALOGEN BULBS FACTORY INSTALLED AND ARE LESS BRIGHT THAN THE LED BULBS. I WANT TO HAVE A SAFETY INSPECTION OF CARS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL AND ITS HEADLIGHT DESIGN. THANKS AND REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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