Strange headlight gremlin
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Strange headlight gremlin
Hey there all, I've tried searching for another post with this issue, but nothing really came up.
My car is a 2003 coupe with 103k miles. My headlights are stock as far as I know. The problem isnt consistent either, sometimes it's worse than others, sometimes there's no issue at all.
It seems that randomly whenever I start my car after sitting for a while and turn my headlights on, sometimes they will go out. The headlights stay up, and it normally only lasts a few seconds and they turn back on.
I've tried jiggling the headlight switch but that didnt effect it. I checked my battery cables, and also put ring terminals in place of the ground pack on the front frame rails. Neither of these helped. The battery was new when I bought the car less than a year ago
On a side note, I didnt notice this issue until after I installed my longtube headers.
My car is a 2003 coupe with 103k miles. My headlights are stock as far as I know. The problem isnt consistent either, sometimes it's worse than others, sometimes there's no issue at all.
It seems that randomly whenever I start my car after sitting for a while and turn my headlights on, sometimes they will go out. The headlights stay up, and it normally only lasts a few seconds and they turn back on.
I've tried jiggling the headlight switch but that didnt effect it. I checked my battery cables, and also put ring terminals in place of the ground pack on the front frame rails. Neither of these helped. The battery was new when I bought the car less than a year ago
On a side note, I didnt notice this issue until after I installed my longtube headers.
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So last night leaving work the headlights did the same thing again. This time however, they went out and after a couple seconds I flashed the high beams, which worked, and immediately the low beams came back on.
After some more research, it seems the stalk is a pretty common wear item on these cars, maybe mine is on it's way out
After some more research, it seems the stalk is a pretty common wear item on these cars, maybe mine is on it's way out
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Last night I flipped the high beams on, than turned the headlights on. Same thing, they turned on, after a second there was about 5 seconds they were off and than came back on
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Just another follow up. Last night I decided to take my multifunction switch apart to try and rebuild it. Well, with the switch apart, I can utilize the headlights, even when the switch is screwed together it works. Whenever I actually install it, nothing.
I switched my twilight sentinel on and the headlights worked flawlessly, without the usual flicker.
I ordered a new switch today, I should get it tomorrow. I'll follow up if this fixes my original problem
I switched my twilight sentinel on and the headlights worked flawlessly, without the usual flicker.
I ordered a new switch today, I should get it tomorrow. I'll follow up if this fixes my original problem
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Just as an FYI, the new headlight switch resolved my issue. I'd bought one from Autozone and was surprised to see "GM" and the part itself. I was expecting the typical duralast part lol
