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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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i have no idea whats going on with my headlights, but when i press unlock on my remote...they flip up then go back down for some reason. also when i try to turn on my fogs only my headlights go up also and the driver side is making a grinding/vibrating sound that goes for about 5 seconds.. and when i try to turn them completely on only the passenger side goes up??

any ideas on what is going on??
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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Common problem that has been discussed here hundreds of times - your headlight motor gear is stripped. You can replace the motor (that's GM's answer), buy replacement gears made out of metal instead of plastic, or pull the gear out and rotate it 180 degrees so it uses the undamaged side.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Check out this sticky about this problem:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...s-go-here.html
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Common problem that has been discussed here hundreds of times - your headlight motor gear is stripped. You can replace the motor (that's GM's answer), buy replacement gears made out of metal instead of plastic, or pull the gear out and rotate it 180 degrees so it uses the undamaged side.
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Check out this sticky about this problem:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...s-go-here.html
thanks alot for the help. i didnt bother searching it because i didnt think it was common for that to happen. im going pull out the gear and rotate it and see how things go from there. thanks again
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No need to remove the gear to do the 180* fix. Just follow the instructions, its much easier than that.
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