NHTSA Complaint #11328578 — 2013 BUICK REGAL

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAL (NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT) WHICH ALLOWS WATER/CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE IN THE HEADLIGHT. THIS ENDS UP BLOWING THE BULBS AND FUSE. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB AND THE FUSE, THE LIGHT STILL WILL NOT WORK. AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK AND THERE IS APPARENTLY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CAUSES A SHORT IN THE LIGHTING (SEE ATTACHED VIDEO). I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS NO INDICATION TO ALERT THE DRIVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I ONLY KNEW BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND DRASTICALLY DECREASED MY VISIBILITY (RURAL AREA WITH NO STREET LIGHTS). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE CONTACTED BUICK AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT IT'S NOT COVERED DUE TO MY VEHICLE BEING OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IS APPROXIMATELY $1,500 TO REPLACE (NOT TO MENTION THE $100 BULB THAT I HAD JUST REPLACED THAT BLEW OUT). AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2013 YEAR MODEL WITH HID LIGHTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!! THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT CORRECT THIS ISSUE IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO BY A RECALL. *TR