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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / November 2004'95 Neon Headlights
My Daughter's low beams just stopped working. She called me and said that it wasn't the bulbs (As I told her). Because the highbeams work, I suggested that the problem was the mulitfunction switch. The person that will be working on her car feels that is simply the headlight switch. Doesn't the power flow from the headlight switch to the mulitfunction switch? If it does wouldn't that mean that the headlight switch is working if she has high beams? It could be that both low beams are burnt out! High beams are a seperate filament, so if the low beams are burnt out the highs still function. It is most liekly not the switch at all! Just bulbs. Seen alot of it, as people do not notice that the have one light burnt out. Then the have both go out? and think it is a problem. Take the bulb out and look at it! > My Daughter's low beams just stopped working. She called me and said > that it wasn't the bulbs (As I told her). Because the highbeams work, I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the mulitfunction switch? If it does wouldn't that mean that the > headlight switch is working if she has high beams? Try a new bulb first on either side. If no improvement, it's likely the MF switch. > My Daughter's low beams just stopped working. She called me and said > that it wasn't the bulbs (As I told her). Because the highbeams work, I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the mulitfunction switch? If it does wouldn't that mean that the > headlight switch is working if she has high beams? Thank you both; the bulbs were pulled out and replaced with new ones. But, when you think about it, the chance of two bulbs going bad over night are slim to none. Does the main headlight switch feed the MF switch? > Try a new bulb first on either side. If no improvement, it's likely the > MF switch. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>the mulitfunction switch? If it does wouldn't that mean that the >>headlight switch is working if she has high beams? > Thank you both; the bulbs were pulled out and replaced with new > ones. But, when you think about it, the chance of two bulbs going > bad overnight are slim to none. The bulbs came off the same assembly line, the same material batches, the same QA/QC, the same usage, so near simultaneous failure is quite likely. > Does the main headlight switch feed the MF switch? Yes. Upon further questioning, my daughter mentioned that the only way the high beams worked was when she depressed the MF switch lever. ( The "flash" position) When I passed this info on to one of the techs where I work (In sales-not service) he felt that the problem was either the headlight switch or a broken or disconnected wire. Time will tell - thanks again for the advice. >>Thank you both; the bulbs were pulled out and replaced with new > ones. But, when you think about it, the chance of two bulbs going > bad overnight are slim to none. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Yes. If neither the high beams or low beams work thru the headlight & MF switches, BUT the HIGH beams work on FTP, it's probably the headlight switch (although the low beam bulb filaments could still be burned out), since the FTP function bypasses the headlight switch completely. > Upon further questioning, my daughter mentioned that the only way the > high beams worked was when she depressed the MF switch lever. ( The [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > switch or a broken or disconnected wire. > Time will tell - thanks again for the advice. Something like this happened to me in one of my Acclaims.. turned out this is what happened .. I had gotten in the car and was reaching into the back seat on the other side of the car and banged the MFS switch with my knee and somehow knocked it in-between high low don't ask me how but that is what happened.. The only lights I got is when I pulled the lever back to flash the high beams.. All it took was a good hard pull on the turn signal lever to reset it and all was well.. Sounds easy,, but I had a heck of a time figuring out what was wrong,, then how it happened...did it during the day.. didn't notice until evening.. soooo Ted Turns out that the problem was a loose/melted connector at the back of the headlight switch. > Something like this happened to me in one of my Acclaims.. turned out this > is what happened .. I had gotten in the car and was reaching into the back [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Ted interesting... and lucky find. I wonder why it melted. bad relay maybe? > Turns out that the problem was a loose/melted connector at the back of the > headlight switch. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Ted alot of times the driver doesnt no that there is one bulb burnt out untill the other goes and they realize they have no headlites, i see that so many times in the shop. Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech > My Daughter's low beams just stopped working. She called me and said > that it wasn't the bulbs (As I told her). Because the highbeams work, I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the mulitfunction switch? If it does wouldn't that mean that the > headlight switch is working if she has high beams? |
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