# 2007 Cadillac XLR - Melting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-cadillac-xlr-melting/123575>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cadillac\
**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-cadillac-xlr-melting/123575 "2018-08-24T11:24:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Foley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Foley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Foley)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-cadillac-xlr-melting/123575/1 "2018-08-24T11:24:23Z")

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My running lights melted the lenses on my Cadillac XLR  
Dealer quoted me $2700 just for parts. Where is Cadillac this is deffentily a defect

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-cadillac-xlr-melting/123575/2 "2018-08-24T11:59:21Z")

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You’re seriously trying to blame Cadillac on something that failed after **11 years** on the road? Why are you taking an **11 year old** vehicle long out of warranty to the dealership anyway? Get a few more quotes from some independent mechanics and maybe a body shop or two as well

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-cadillac-xlr-melting/123575/3 "2018-08-24T13:27:09Z")

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And just maybe the running light bulbs were replaced at some point by a bulb larger (hotter) than the manufacturer specified.