1999 Mazda 626 Driver side headlight will not work

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stan - 03 Jun 2006 17:05 GMT

Thought maybe somebody saw a similar problem..
The driver side headlight does not work (Passenger side is fine), The
brights do not work either.Checked all fuses, they are ok.. Tried 2 new
bulbs.. When I press forward on the stem (head light controls) to put on
the Brights, the Blue Indicator light does not come on on the dash panel
(The brights do come on on the Passenger side headlight though).

With the headlamps on, no brights, I checked the voltages and the 2 side
connections to the headlamp bulb are both at 12V. The center Connection
(TOP) has no voltage.

I think the issue has something to do with both sides being t 12V,
possibly cause the Brights switch is left on?

Any suggestions are appreciated..

TIA...

Stan

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stan - 08 Jun 2006 03:08 GMT

> Thought maybe somebody saw a similar problem..
> The driver side headlight does not work (Passenger side is fine), The
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> Stan

FYI... It was a Bad ground, under the battery, it leaked fluid and
corroded the wiring and all it took me to find this out was to pay the
dealer $294 ..........

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Gordon - 20 Jun 2006 03:44 GMT

>> Thought maybe somebody saw a similar problem..
>> The driver side headlight does not work (Passenger side is fine), The
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> corroded the wiring and all it took me to find this out was to pay the
> dealer $294 ..........

D'oh! Too late. That was what I was going to suggest.
Remember: a circuit has both a supply side and a ground.
Both sides have to be in working order for the device
to work.

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