Help, Driver side headlight won't go down.
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1st Gear
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Help, Driver side headlight won't go down.
Year Model: 2000
Issue: At first the driver side headlight would get stuck down when I would first turn my lights on. If I turned my lights off and back on then it would flip up. After a while my driver side headlight will not go down. There didn't seem to be any power going to the motor. I was told it was the headlight motor, so I replaced it. That did no good. There doesn't seem to be any power going to the new motor either, the passenger side motor works extremely well had no issues with that side. Also, the headlights work fine, it is just the driver side being stuck open.
Issue: At first the driver side headlight would get stuck down when I would first turn my lights on. If I turned my lights off and back on then it would flip up. After a while my driver side headlight will not go down. There didn't seem to be any power going to the motor. I was told it was the headlight motor, so I replaced it. That did no good. There doesn't seem to be any power going to the new motor either, the passenger side motor works extremely well had no issues with that side. Also, the headlights work fine, it is just the driver side being stuck open.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
There are three components to the system... the headlamp motors of course, the headlamp controller (mounted on the right forward frame rail) and lastly the headlamp switch. Check the controller to insure both of the connectors on it are plugged in all the way. Also check the fuses.
