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Same problem and resolution with the driver's side halo light around 36,000 miles and 3 years, under warranty, for my June 2016 delivery S75.JAN 2017 S75D-nee-S60D high-mileage owner here.
Curious to see if other members with a S (or X) built in this time frame experienced any issues with the DRLs. By DLRs, I mean the "halo" which borders the LED headlight enclosure.
Earlier this year the passenger side DLR partially failed where a portion of the DLR was not illuminated. I suspect one underlying lights (LEDs?) in the DLR strip went out, but never directly asked that question. I observed no other defect in the DLR or headlights at the time. I filed a service request under warranty. A ranger was dispatched by Tesla Service, diagnosed the issue, requested the replacement part - an entirely new headlight assembly - and then returned to swap it out when the part came in.
Shrugged it off to Tesla being Tesla and did not think anything more of it until the driver's side DLR did the exact same thing a few weeks ago. Like before, a portion of the DLR halo had gone dim but the headlight itself appeared to be functioning normally. Dropped it off at the SC they replaced the entire driver's side headlight assembly.
I can understand parts breaking but am suspicious the exact same failure occurred twice. This suspicion leads me to question if the supplier Tesla used to provide illumination to the DLRs had a defect in the manufacturing process - hence the thread. Curious to see if any other members with similar late 2016 / early 2017 build S's (or X's) experienced similar issues.
FWIW I've got ~49k on the car and the two part numbers that were replaced were:
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- Drivers Headlight Assembly - HD/LP ASY, SAE UP-LEVEL, RH (1053571- 1 00-D) / Covered by 50k warranty
- Passenger Headlight Assembly - HD/LP ASY, SAE UP-LEVEL, LH (1053570- 1 00-D) / Covered by 50k warranty
- Bonus fact: Service said the part cost ~$1.2k + labor (asked as I'm rapidly approaching the 50k mark and debating whether or not I want to extend the warranty).
June 2017 build at 75k miles. Driver 10 o’clock position led recently went out. Passenger side seems fine.
Anyone get their old lights back or does Tesla keep them like a core charge? There are definitely earlier model headlight owners that would be better off modifying my old headlights than theirs, when mine come out.
My service center is under the impression that major revision upgrades of headlamps require the service center to get involved. My bet is that all you need is a firmware update. Anyone know for sure?
On my 2016 Facelift Model S, both headlights needed replaced (Under ESA) in May of last year. They installed the "F" version, and a year latter--so far so good, with fingers still crossed.I have the D revision and both sides DRL are going out. They have been replaced about twice on one side and once on the other. I am now out of warranty. I was wondering if anyone who has the F revision has had the DRL go out.
…..The upper part was out on both sides, and since it was symmetrical I never even noticed. Had both headlights replaced under warranty at the same time. Super helpful!
Same problem for the other side. I brought it to Tesla service center, now out of warranty. Thought about having it repaired, but decided against it. Could not bring myself to pay so much money for an item that will only need to be repaired again, who knows when. Not a good feeling about how Tesla designed this light to cost so very much to be repaired.Same problem and resolution with the driver's side halo light around 36,000 miles and 3 years, under warranty, for my June 2016 delivery S75.
I've had my headlights replaced three times due to failing LEDs, and I just had the F series headlights installed under my ESA. The manager informed me that starting with the F series, they are using a new design with a built-in heat sink / heat blades to resolve the overheating issue and LED failure shouldn't happen anymore. This makes sense, as a previous service manager told me the underlying issue was related to the power supply for the headlights that came with the cars manufactured at that time, and not the headlights themselves.
Interesting information... it sounds like the F Series headlight is still prone to failures.Damn, I just bought 3 headlights, 2 of F series, and 1 D. One of the F series is perfectly lit and white, and one of the F has the middle part failing.
The D that I bought (which I thought was supposed to be a F from the description in the listing) was f'ed up in the LED as well.
It's so frustrating that this is the reality and there isn't a recall on this. It's such bull.
Or it could be a defect with just that one unit. Tesla Service also sent me a text saying that I should stop seeing failures with the F units installed, so we’ll have to see what the overall feedback becomes.Interesting information... it sounds like the F Series headlight is still prone to failures.
I've had my headlights replaced three times due to failing LEDs, and I just had the F series headlights installed under my ESA. The manager informed me that starting with the F series, they are using a new design with a built-in heat sink / heat blades to resolve the overheating issue and LED failure shouldn't happen anymore. This makes sense, as a previous service manager told me the underlying issue was related to the power supply for the headlights that came with the cars manufactured at that time, and not the headlights themselves.
It’s disappointing that Tesla won’t own up to this obvious defect. In absence of an enhanced warranty program to cover this, Tesla should at least add a button to a future software update that allows drivers to turn their DRL eyebrows completely off (as opposed to just Range Mode that only turns the DRLs off during daytime driving). Such a button would be welcomed by those with expired warranties who think it’s ridiculous to drop $1500 per headlight ($3000 to ensure they match) for a not-so-old car, but at the same time don’t feel good about rolling in a Tesla with bum lights.Not a good feeling about how Tesla designed this light to cost so very much to be repaired.
Or it could be a defect with just that one unit. Tesla Service also sent me a text saying that I should stop seeing failures with the F units installed, so we’ll have to see what the overall feedback becomes.
If you read my post further up regarding the F series, Telsa believes the redesign in that version has solved the LED burnout issue.From experience, I have seen that the burn out starts out at the very edge, so it is probable that it's a defective unit since it was right in the middle. Having said that, it's definitely easier to say that it's probably still an issue in the F. But we'll see. I put in F for both sides, and once again, but PPF over it -- hoping this is the last time I am having to do this.