Tl* the contact owns a 2010 aston martin v8 vantage. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number:14v010000 (vehicle speed control) but was advised by the dealer that the parts needed to complete the repair were not available. the contact received the notice months ago. the manufacturer was also contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Factory headlights suffer from severe condensation. this causes poor road illumination and excessive diffraction of light. it also caused components to fail including the turning indicator leds that are built into the headlight housing. the tail lights suffered the same condition. causing indicators and brake lights to fail.
The control circuit board failed inside the left headlight. the left front turn signal therefore does not work, and the board is not available by itself. a year later (6/2019) the left rear tail light developed condensation and the brake light and turn signal failed. these are very common problems for this car and not repairable. officially a new headlight and new tail light would be needed. this would be approximately $2500+ for just one taillight and one headlight plus likely 5+hrs labor. it is very likely ...
Overall the worst problem with Aston Martin V8 Vantage relates to EXTERIOR LIGHTING problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific V8 Vantage years that are prone to issues with these components.