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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Hi, I bought an 01 coupe about 6 weeks ago. I drove it in to work this morning and when I turned my lights off they both went down but the driver's side came back up half way. Anybody have this happen? What's the fix? This is my first Vette so I'm not real familiar with the ins and outs of these cars yet.
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Do you hear any grinding noise?

Usually the 1st prognosis is the headlight gear....

Lots of headlight post, do a search and I'm sure you find this same symptom...somewhere...
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Do you hear any grinding noise?

Usually the 1st prognosis is the headlight gear....

Lots of headlight post, do a search and I'm sure you find this same symptom...somewhere...
I did do a search but I never heard any grinding so I thought there may have been another issue. So I'm probably going to be doing a gear change then right?
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Could be other things...

Others will chime in with some help I'm sure.........
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Originally Posted by cvette_67
I did do a search but I never heard any grinding so I thought there may have been another issue. So I'm probably going to be doing a gear change then right?
Common issue, and widely discussed. You should find plenty of similar circumstances when you search.
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