Complaint 825570

1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Jul 1, 2004

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
825570
Make
CADILLAC
Model
DEVILLE
Model Year
1998
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date
Jul 1, 2004
Date Received
Nov 14, 2010
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Owner Narrative

HEADLAMP LENSES CLOUD REDUCING NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER AND FOR OTHER VEHICLES. POLYCARBONATE LENSES DISCOLOR AND TURN YELLOW. PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE ACROSS MOST MAKES AND MODELS. REPLACEMENT LENSES ARE VERY COSTLY. THE PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST WHEN GLASS HEADLAMPS WERE USED, AND REPLACEMENT WAS INEXPENSIVE. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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