High Beam partially stuck on

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Originally Posted by Staggers

I've got an early 2009 model D3 too (feb manufacture date) and it does the same thing - drivers side gets stuck on high beam. the little shutter seems to jam about one in every 10 times I use it - seems to be more likely to jam if I just do a quick flash to let people into traffic - which then has the opposite effect becuase they think I'm an angry man trying to blind them.

To prevent further rage and blindness I need to get out, run around the front of the car, gently knock once on the headlight lens and that jiggles the shutter to dip the beam.

Will bring this up as a warranty thing at the next service.

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Told the guy at Lance Dixon about it when I booked the 46k service... ($100 pollen filter, $100 wipers... etc... is that gouging or normal?). They ordered a replacement headlight which took a week to arrive... fair enough.

I dropped in at lunchtime and it only took them 20 minutes to put in while I waited watching Oprah on their giant TV - I guess that's why wipers cost $100.

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Originally Posted by Staggers

... $100 pollen filter, $100 wipers... etc... is that gouging or normal ?

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It's both !:mad:

I know this has been a while...

Had the right head headlamp unit replaced under warranty 6 months ago after clearly demonstrating the issue to the dealer. Now the left hand is showing the same issue. Off to the dealer shortly and only a week short of warranty!

My 2005 D3 TdV6 had the same problem. The shutter would stick in the high-beam position about once every 10 times. If there was no on-coming traffic and it was possible to drive on then the shutter would drop down to the low-beam position after some 10 to 30 seconds after continued driving. Sometimes it would drop down after hitting a bump. If this did not happen, a sharp tap to the light would make it drop down ... but the problem went away completely after driving from Melbourne, to the Pilbara, via the Tanami track and the Gibb River Road. We drive with the lights on at all times - not sure if this is important for this particular "treatment" ... but is a good idea for safety anyway.

So, my advice to anyone with the problem is to take a long, long trip along some corrugated roads.

Yes, very bad roads make it drop down but freeway travel is a problem. In my case it will not drop back under normal circumstances. Anyway it's going to the dealer next Thursday with 3 days of warranty left to go.

Mine is a late 2008 build, purchased in Feb 2009