Buick 2012 GS driversside headlight problem

[jhangley]

I was alerted to the fact that my drivers side headlight was out. After changing the bulb, it is still out. Anyone have a similar issue or know what the problem of this could be?


Thanks

 

[jwmuscat]

Fuse? Ballast? Cord connecting ballast to light?

 

[FLORIDA MANGO]

Yes I am having the exact same problem. I have checked the bulb, the bulb is good. The fuse keeps blowing. I have read where other customers are having the same issue on the driver side due to moisture getting inside through the driver's side. This is a common problem and Buick should cover this defect. This is a widespread problem with the Regal GS.

 

[CarbonBlackGS]

I recently had my drivers side headlight replaced under warranty due to moisture inside of it.

 

[g_759675]

Having the same issue but the passenger side where is the fuse located under the hood?

 

[Donna Damico]

i just talked to buick about my drivers headlight not working because of condensation. Dealer cost for the package is 1300 dollars if they even have it. Cost of labor plus part is well over 2000 dollars. If more people called buick ,explains this problem ,maybe they would do a recall. It is happening to hundreds of people. I sure dont have that kind of money to spend on this.

 

[Mrlogic313]

i just talked to buick about my drivers headlight not working because of condensation. Dealer cost for the package is 1300 dollars if they even have it. Cost of labor plus part is well over 2000 dollars. If more people called buick ,explains this problem ,maybe they would do a recall. It is happening to hundreds of people. I sure dont have that kind of money to spend on this.

Take yours out, dry it out, and seal it with some silicone. You'll probably need to replace the ballast. Or you can look for a used one on eBay or car-part.com and replace it.

 

[agaric]

12 2012 Buick Regal Headlight Assembly - Body Electrical - Action Crash, DIY Solutions, TYC, Left, Left - Driver Side, Right, Right - Passenger Side - PartsGeek
Try these guys.

 

[Donna Damico]

Take yours out, dry it out, and seal it with some silicone. You'll probably need to replace the ballast. Or you can look for a used one on eBay or car-part.com and replace it.

 

[Donna Damico]

I definitely can have someone do that but there is so many people with this issue and they do replace or dry out and the same thing happens. I just wish people would call buick and auto safety and then maybe buick would do a recall.thank you for your response

 

[adaboy]

I was alerted to the fact that my drivers side headlight was out. After changing the bulb, it is still out. Anyone have a similar issue or know what the problem of this could be?


Thanks

I had to do some re wiring on my 2011 as one of the leads was burned to a crisp so I added a piece of new wire and I've been fine the last few years. Its a tight squeeze to work in though where some thin gloves to keep your skin.

 

[tbelcher08]

I definitely can have someone do that but there is so many people with this issue and they do replace or dry out and the same thing happens. I just wish people would call buick and auto safety and then maybe buick would do a recall.thank you for your response

It’s well documented. And hundreds if not thousands have contacted GM. They’re not going to do a recall on it. Way too late to the party. The car is 7+ years old. They’ll just say the seals don’t last forever. Also the HID housings were so bad they don’t make them anymore. They have superseding part numbers. Good luck finding that part either.

 

[Dirt]

I just picked up a second Regal GS, it had it's headlights replaced by the dealer a few years ago,and is already getting condensation in the lense. Will be sealing it soon to keep anything worse from happening.

 

[Tmiller]

So, have Buick came up with a solution for this light because I just changed both of the front lights Now because my back brake light is out and I just changed it three months ago.

 

[tbelcher08]

So, have Buick came up with a solution for this light because I just changed both of the front lights Now because my back brake light is out and I just changed it three months ago.

Yep. The solution is to replace the housing.

 

[G-37543]

I was alerted to the fact that my drivers side headlight was out. After changing the bulb, it is still out. Anyone have a similar issue or know what the problem of this could be?


Thanks

I'm having the same problem

 

[tbelcher08]

I'm having the same problem

Ballast

 

[marquis85]

I had to do some re wiring on my 2011 as one of the leads was burned to a crisp so I added a piece of new wire and I've been fine the last few years. Its a tight squeeze to work in though where some thin gloves to keep your skin.

Rewiring on which leads? I think the driver side power supply (10-pin plug that goes in the headlamp assembly) is bad. Zapped a brand new ballast after it operated properly off the passenger side plug.

 

[G-678896]

I was alerted to the fact that my drivers side headlight was out. After changing the bulb, it is still out. Anyone have a similar issue or know what the problem of this could be?


Thanks

If all fuses and relay is good then chances are the ballast went bad. You can buy it on Amazon for $40.

 

[carl3pedals]

The most common cause for the ballast going bad is water getting in the headlight housing. There is difficultly getting a replacement headlight housing from GM, and they are very expensive. Even if you could find a replacement headlight assembly for your Regal made by GM, I would suggest you not buy it because clearly GM does not know how to make ones that don't leak. I am among the many who bought replacement new headlight assemblies from a third party. The headlight assemblies from third parties are less expensive - I believe I spent about $600-$700 for the pair to replace both of my front headlight assemblies with third party ones.