Pretty pissed off, im not going to lie.

Anybody had this happen before?

Car is a week old. WTF

Burnt out LED strip on the headlight?

 

Have you checked the harness?

 

Not yet. Do you think the harness came loose and would cause only that one LED to malfunction? Id assume it would cause the whole headlight to stop working but i could be wrong.

 

Take it to the dealership and have them mess with it

 

Just checked the harness and its fully connected. So thats not it.

 

These LED headlight strips they're tacking on everything lately worry me about what its going to cost when they're out of warranty. I've seen numerous Chrysler 300s running around already that have one not working, no longer than they've been out. Usually the passenger side for some reason.

 

Seeing as the new headlight is around 800 bucks, its safe to say im concerned what will happen once the car is out of warranty.

 

Unplug the other one since they look stupid anyway.

 

I'd be livid.

I know you'll be taking it to the dealer for repair, but you're right...long term, I would be worried about that going out.

 

Yikes. Looks like a defective headlight. I'd take in to your Ford dealer and have them replace it.

I thought these parking lights/DRLs weren't LED but CCFL, but maybe I'm wrong on that. I'm not overly familiar with Cold Cathode Fluorescent lighting, but the fact they don't heat up so much is supposed to make them last longer.

Out fog lights are LED. The nice thing is thy technically don't burn out like a bulb. They are still an electronic component which will eventually fail. But that's not supposed to happen till like 12000 hours or more.

 

That's what the warranty is for, brah

 

I do worry about that like you after warranty but I know there is always ebay and aftermarket solutions. I still have a while on my warranty but if it is a brand new car, they better fix it ASAP and throw in a free oil change or two for the inconvenience!

 

I thought it was another accident thread. Thankfully, not. I'm sure the dealer will square that away.

 

 

Careful with the logic that lighting is covered by the manufacturer warranty. Lightining - kind of like your care battery is handled differently.

Headlights are considered wear and tear items and are not covered by the manufacturer warranty. Headlights fall under maintenance. HID lamps fall under this too. I am certain as your vehicle is so new that the dealer will take care of you.

I once worked at a dealer where a woman bought a brand new car that had LED rear tail lights and they failed within a month of purchase. The dealership I worked for were jerks and would not help out. She blew a gasket. Rightfully so I may add.

 

i have taken two times to dealership on lighting stuffs in my 1 yr ownership.. one time for pony and one time for fog lights.. both time i got it fixed under warranty... so if one dealership doesnt do it ... take it to other and have them check on it...

 

Even maint. items fall under a warranty though.

There is acceptable time period within a new vehicle shouldn't have a wear item just stop, break or excess wear, unless due to neglegence.

 

Too funny!

 

Okay so, i played around with the harness and fuse box yesterday with no results. I started it up this morning and it magically works again. Im stumped lol.

 

That is weird
May have just been an interruption in the signal