Crazy Alternating Headlights
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Crazy Alternating Headlights
Base model 2003, 70K miles
I use twilight setting, today when I started the car both lights came on and then went down once I left the garage. I drove to a location a parked outside in the shade. I came back 20 minutes later and started the car and noticed the driver-side came up, but the passenger-side remained down. I turned off twilight mode and the passenger-side came up and the driver-side went down. When I turn on the lights manually using the switch the driver-side came up, and the passenger-side went down. I notice when the passenger-side light goes down, the driver-side light seems like it wants to go down and lowers perhaps 1/2 to 3/4 inch. When looking at the light and I cycle on and off, the driver-side (when up) does not come on, but the passenger-side light does come on when it goes up.
I am able to lower the driver side light manually via the **** when the passenger-side is up, but one you turn off/on the lights, the crazy back-and-forth resumes.
I do not hear any odd noise coming from either headlight motor when moving up or down.
I use twilight setting, today when I started the car both lights came on and then went down once I left the garage. I drove to a location a parked outside in the shade. I came back 20 minutes later and started the car and noticed the driver-side came up, but the passenger-side remained down. I turned off twilight mode and the passenger-side came up and the driver-side went down. When I turn on the lights manually using the switch the driver-side came up, and the passenger-side went down. I notice when the passenger-side light goes down, the driver-side light seems like it wants to go down and lowers perhaps 1/2 to 3/4 inch. When looking at the light and I cycle on and off, the driver-side (when up) does not come on, but the passenger-side light does come on when it goes up.
I am able to lower the driver side light manually via the **** when the passenger-side is up, but one you turn off/on the lights, the crazy back-and-forth resumes.
I do not hear any odd noise coming from either headlight motor when moving up or down.
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I'd default to just putting new motors in on both sides. They're 20 years old and they typically start failing around then. They usually go for <$80 a pair are a cheap and easy swap
