Please help unusual headlight problem
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Please help unusual headlight problem
I have just purchased a 99 trans am and just the other night I ran into a lil problem with my lights. I had turned my lights on and by the time I got to the end of my street, both headlamps turned off but my lids stayed up. I then turned the lights off and tryed to turn them back on but the lids closed and no lights would turn back on or would the lids come up. Every time I would attempt to turn to lights on it would dim all the lights in the car like it was sucking alot of power and then if I was to sit there with the light switch turned on, my switch would make a wierd tickin noise and my dash lights would kind of flicker everytime it ticked, but never would my headlights come on. Once I let the car sit all night and get back in it the next day some times my lights will work again, but it just seems that everytime it gets dark and I need the lights they turn off on me within 10-15 minutes after I have them turned on. Im kind of thinking its in my switch but im no mechanic and dont know. Anyone who knows what this problem could be please repost and let me know what you think. Thanks
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Originally Posted by DomesticLS1
I have just purchased a 99 trans am and just the other night I ran into a lil problem with my lights. I had turned my lights on and by the time I got to the end of my street, both headlamps turned off but my lids stayed up. I then turned the lights off and tryed to turn them back on but the lids closed and no lights would turn back on or would the lids come up. Every time I would attempt to turn to lights on it would dim all the lights in the car like it was sucking alot of power and then if I was to sit there with the light switch turned on, my switch would make a wierd tickin noise and my dash lights would kind of flicker everytime it ticked, but never would my headlights come on. Once I let the car sit all night and get back in it the next day some times my lights will work again, but it just seems that everytime it gets dark and I need the lights they turn off on me within 10-15 minutes after I have them turned on. Im kind of thinking its in my switch but im no mechanic and dont know. Anyone who knows what this problem could be please repost and let me know what you think. Thanks
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Originally Posted by YoMommasTA
look at this...i don't get it i can't attach the file.i give up
ls1geezer@yahoo.ca
I really could use the help.
Thanks
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Maybe the light sensor? I guess that's what it's called. My SS automaticaly turns on the lights in certain degrees of twighlight to dark, do Pontiacs do that too? Just seems to me that it has to be a sensor cause there are at least ten thousand on my car.
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any body have any ideas what this prob could be? I have a new headlight switch ordered but dont know if this will fix it or not. I heard some people say it fixed there problem and other people say they done been through 3 of em.
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I purchased a used one to replace mine and that didn't solve the problem.Maybe I should break down and buy a new one from the dealership and see if that's any better. I tried for a new one from Napa but they said three weeks to get one into Canada.