Front lights turning yellow

[optize]

Does anyone else have this problem? Tesla fixed them once already under warranty and now they are yellow again. Tesla quoted me $3000 to get them replaced now.

They said they don't have this problem with other customers, not sure why I'm the lucky one.

Excuse the dirty car, it just rained.

 

[Cheburashka]

This is incredibly common. Some of us have had multiple replacements.

See this thread: Late 2016 / Early 2017 S Owners: How Are Your Daytime Running Lights Holding Up?

Your service center is almost definitely lying to you as this is a well-known problem.

 

[ucmndd]

They said they don't have this problem with other customers, not sure why I'm the lucky one.

ROFL, if this is luck, we should all be buying lottery tickets.

Late 2016 / Early 2017 S Owners: How Are Your Daytime Running Lights Holding Up?

 

[Silicon Desert]

Hmmmm, it's the ole "You are the only one" thing. Maybe he just started work at Tesla yesterday Tell him i said that. It is a problem that has occurred with several other owners. I have not personally experienced it, yet seen it many times. Maybe he means their shop hasn't see it yet. $3K replacement sure sounds steep, but maybe that is what it cost. How long has it been since they fixed it under warranty the first time? Maybe you can get them to do it again under the claim they didn't fix it properly the first time ?

 

[optize]

This is incredibly common. Some of us have had multiple replacements.

See this thread: Late 2016 / Early 2017 S Owners: How Are Your Daytime Running Lights Holding Up?

Your service center is almost definitely lying to you as this is a well-known problem.

Well, that makes me sad. I assume my only option is to pay the $3k?

 

[ucmndd]

Well, that makes me sad. I assume my only option is to pay the $3k?

Or just deal with it - they're just cosmetic.

Or turn on range mode, which turns the DRLs off completely, so at least they don't look stupid.

 

[VT_EE]

Well, that makes me sad. I assume my only option is to pay the $3k?

Try a different service center if you can.

 

[ucmndd]

$1500 per crappy Mexican headlight is full highway robbery, but that's what Tesla charges.

 

[PhilDavid]

Was this issue fixed after a certain model year?

 

[ucmndd]

Was this issue fixed after a certain model year?

Given the multitude of brand new replacement lights that repeatedly fail, I'd say the answer is definitely no.

 

[MJP.P3D-]

Press Tesla to fix this under warranty. Good luck.

 

[PhilDavid]

Given the multitude of brand new replacement lights that repeatedly fail, I'd say the answer is definitely no.

Yikes I'd be so upset if this happened to my car.Don't think I'd accept no for an answer when it is clearly a defect.

What causes this? UV exposure due to sunshine?

Should we drive the car only at night?

 

[ucmndd]

Yikes I'd be so upset if this happened to my car.Don't think I'd accept no for an answer when it is clearly a defect.

What causes this? UV exposure due to sunshine?

Should we drive the car only at night?

They're good about replacing them under warranty (for now). I had one give out about 10,000 miles in, but been good ever since (knock on wood).

I doubt it's weather/UV related but who knows. The LED strips just seem to be flaky, and of course Tesla's only remedy (not that they're by any means alone in this phenomenon) is to chuck the whole thing in the garbage and make you buy a new one at $1200 a pop plus labor.

I've said many times I think there's a cottage industry waiting to happen here for an industrious fellow that could figure out how to fix them. As more cars roll off warranty, more people are gonna be looking for a fix that isn't financially absurd.

 

[dabbler]

If you are out of warranty or they will not replace for free, might I suggest that you purchase a good set of used lamp assemblies for a few hundred each and replace them yourself? I have seen a few post on Youtube of people that are upgrading their lights through an exchange program.

 

[ucmndd]

If you are out of warranty or they will not replace for free, might I suggest that you purchase a good set of used lamp assemblies for a few hundred each and replace them yourself? I have seen a few post on Youtube of people that are upgrading their lights through an exchange program.

I've seen a fair amount of info/mods on the nosecone HID lights, but hardly anything on the facelift-style LEDs that are subject to this failure. Someone's gotta crack into them at some point.

 

[ThomasD]

1500 a piece is high My neighbor damaged the headlight on his 2019 Super Duty 900 dollars from the dealer. I don't care for daytime running lights

 

[BigNick]

They should have stuck with the pre-facelift light design. Much more reliable DRLs, and better-performing headlights.

 

[Theflash95]

Yup, both of mine are doing this now. I've had one replaced already about a year ago. Ranger is coming later this month to replace them... luckily I'm still under warranty (bought my Model S in Nov. 2017).

 

[nomis_nehc]

If you're under warranty, they should replace this at no charge. I think I am 5 or 6 headlights in, and finally both of mine have been on for awhile now and no problem anymore.

 

[cookie99]

i got my 2018 headlight replaced under warranty. why is this another widespread issue