NHTSA Complaint #726312 — 2000 GMC SONOMA

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH O I-77 AT ABOUT 10 PM, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE AUTOMATIC:IE, THEY GO ON WHEN IT GETS DARK. I WAS ON A DARK SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE WITH NO SURRONDING TRAFFIC, WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHERE I WAS ON THE ROAD. I WAS TERRIFIED BUT MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. I TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON MANUALLY, BUT THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM STAYED OFF. THE NEXT DAY, THE SYSTEM SEEMED OK. I SUSPECT A CIRCUIT BREAKER CUT OFF, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK IT AND WHEN I CALLED GM CONSUMER RELATIONS, THEY DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED. I HAVE SINCE HEARD OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON A ONE-WEEK OLD CHEVY S-10, THE SAME TRUCK AS THE SONOMA (DIFFERENT GRILL). HOW MANY MORE LIGHT SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE OUT THERE?