ARGH Headlight Issue HELP PLEASE ASAP
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ARGH Headlight Issue HELP PLEASE ASAP
ok so since i bought the car 6 months ago whenever i would turn the headlights off it made a grinding noise for 5-6 seconds... I took it back to the dealership and they replaced the driver side headlight motor. Turned the headlights on/off and once again it made the same noise. the jackasses replaced the wrong one.
Anyways they said that because they already covered one I would have to pay for the other passenger side headlight motor. Well, i put off on it till now. Now when the headlights drop, not only does the passenger headlight grind but now the drivers side headlight drops and then pops halfway up and sticks there... so everytime i turn off the headlights and get out of the car i have to listen to a grinding noise from one side of the car and then pop the hood and manually lower the drivers side ... are both motors bad now? if so why would a new motor on the drivers side go bad so quck?
I plan on buying the brass headlight gear motors from that fiero website guy but I just want to make sure those are the problem and if theres anything else that could be causing this problem?
Anyways they said that because they already covered one I would have to pay for the other passenger side headlight motor. Well, i put off on it till now. Now when the headlights drop, not only does the passenger headlight grind but now the drivers side headlight drops and then pops halfway up and sticks there... so everytime i turn off the headlights and get out of the car i have to listen to a grinding noise from one side of the car and then pop the hood and manually lower the drivers side ... are both motors bad now? if so why would a new motor on the drivers side go bad so quck?
I plan on buying the brass headlight gear motors from that fiero website guy but I just want to make sure those are the problem and if theres anything else that could be causing this problem?
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Slowvette001
anything else that could be causing this problem?
Sorry to hear about your issues.
How can they even suggest you pay for their mistake?
First off, I would try and find a different place, that makes all the difference sometimes. Get a second opinion. It can be fixed.. hang in there.
Dave Q.
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From: Whidbey Island WA
Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Uh... yeah... your service people are idiots?!
Sorry to hear about your issues.
How can they even suggest you pay for their mistake?
First off, I would try and find a different place, that makes all the difference sometimes. Get a second opinion. It can be fixed.. hang in there.
Dave Q.
Sorry to hear about your issues.
How can they even suggest you pay for their mistake?
First off, I would try and find a different place, that makes all the difference sometimes. Get a second opinion. It can be fixed.. hang in there.
Dave Q.
Yea.... what he said!
