My low beams had always been excellent. Then, after the engine replacement, I noticed one of the headlights wasn't as "bright" as usual. I shrugged it off, thinking the technician may have bumped it somehow during engine swap. But as weeks went by, both headlights became increasingly dimmer to the point that I cannot drive the car at night without having the brights on. This is crazy that I can't even see 20 feet in front of my car and that when someone is behind me their light make my cars shadow appear on the vehicle in front of me.

I have tried replacing bulbs and adjusting the lamps but there's no change at all. Driving with the brights off is so dangerous that I have hit massive pot holes and ended up repairing one wheel and buying new tires twice now. I am hearing that this is due from a manufacturer defect in the headlight assembly somewhere behind the bulb. Reflective material is getting hot and won't let the headlight reflect properly. Kia, I absolutely love my SXL but please do the right thing and correct this obvious defect before someone gets seriously hurt or killed from a driver not being able to see what's in front of them.