I posted this about a month or so ago. I just got back from Asia and wasn't able to resolve it before I left. Thanks for all of the recommendations that I received. I had it repaired at the stealership yesterday. And the adventure continues

[COLOR="Red"]From the annals of the “Fix Something but Break Something Else in Route Mechanic”. Performed a very simple repair this weekend that has turned into a nightmare. My right front turn signal bulb was blown out and I replaced it. No problem at all doing it. However, afterwards I now have problems with my lighting system. I’m sure it’s one problem that is causing the remaining problems. This was my sequence of events:

1. I turn on the lights manually to raise them. Removed the housing around the light fixture. Removed the bulb from the housing but bulb is still in the socket.
2. I run in the house for a moment to get something and the phone rings. I’m in the house for about ten minutes. When I come out, I realize that I left the lights on and I turn them off. I notice at this time that the lights did not retract.
3. I replaced the bulb and check to see if I am blinking, great, no problems. I put the bulb back into housing and replace the housing around the light fixture.

Based on the simple repair from above, these are the following problems that I now have:
1. Headlights will not retract but they do work on both high and low beam
2. Daytime running lights do not come on
3. Instrument cluster lights do not come on when the lights are on but they come on when I turn off the car (courtesy light stuff)

This is what I have done so far:
1. Checked fuses for headlight motors; checked good
2. Disconnected the battery and disconnected the headlight control module for about ten minutes and reconnected
3. No grinding sounds from headlight motor

I surely hope this isn’t a stealership Vaseline trip I’m about to embark upon.

Any ideas from you Experts out there? 2000 Vert


VETSTYL
27 Year Army VET [COLOR]


After dropping the car off at 0730, I picked it up at 1730. I called the stealership at least 20 times during the course of the day but only got the answering machine. So I went there to get a status (co-worker dropped me off).

The total bill was $104.37. The only downside was $93.00 was labor charge for an hour. The cashier said the only thing the tech could fine was multiple blown fuses. Of course when I asked to speak to the tech, no one could find him.

I thought I had did a good check on the fuses but the reality of it, I just did casual visual checks. I should have been more thorough. Lesson learned; don't do just a visual to check your fuses.

VETSTYL