1 DRL out... need help diagnosing problem
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1 DRL out... need help diagnosing problem Pass. Side DRL doesn't work, nor does the front turn signal. However, the back turn signal works fine. I replaced the bulb and no dice. I noticed that there was some corrosion in the socket though. Should I replace it? Didn't I read somewhere these cars are notorious for the corrosion in the DRL socket or am I making that up? Thanks.
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sounds like my problem you're gonna have to replace the socket I know that our sponsers have them for sale like 30 or something a side, You might wanna look into new housings to because if they are cracked your new sockets are just gonna **** the bed again. I still havent fixed mine I've been to lazy and my birthday is comming up so I'm buy a new 37 inch flat screen LOL.
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I forgot to also mention, the normal running light (the one that is on when the headlights are on) works perfectly fine. It's just the DRL and the turn signal that don't work in the pass. side front... don't know if that little tid-bit of knowledge changes anything. 
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I have that exact problem. It used to start up when it rained and my DRL would get water in it. If I would take it out I could just lightly tap on something and it would work again, however would shortly after go back out. I went down to Oriely and bought a $2 thing of blub grease and filled the socket with it, put the bulb back in and it has worked fine ever since. Give that a try, cheap and easy.
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Verdad Gallardo There was a study done by the NTSB last year. They said have shown NOT to effect accident patterns at all. So many cars have them, I guess people are immune to them....I just hate the way the stupid amber looks when its on. If it wasn't amber they wouldn't be as bad.
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Uhhh... what? I don't have a problem with the headlights grinding...... right thread?
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Canada has required DRLs on all cars since 1989 and a Transport Canada (the equivalent of our DOT) study reports that they have reduced front end vehicle accidents by 11% and pedestrian accidents by 9%. The statistics aren't quite as dramatic in the US partly because more of the country is south where twilight doesn't last as long. A GM study shows a reduction in front end collisions in the US of about 5% with DRLs - still a significant number.
As a motorcyclist, I prefer the amber DRLs because they are just as visible to other drivers as white lights but they don't leave a motorcycle's headlight lost in a sea of white DRLs.
deng. i guess i owe you 10 bucks. a lot of people(including me) start having problems with their DRL's when their headlight gears go.
the day i bought my car, no grinding. front turn signals worked, drl's worked.
next day, headlight motor gear went. turn signals stopped working. drl's didnt work.
the day i bought my car, no grinding. front turn signals worked, drl's worked.
next day, headlight motor gear went. turn signals stopped working. drl's didnt work.
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bringing this back from the dead... I still haven't fixed it yet... but....
I noticed that both of the front turn signal/drl/running light housings are cracked straight down the middle... is this what the corrosion on the socket is from? Only the passenger front side is out, like i stated in the first post, however, does this mean it's only a matter of time before the driver's side goes out too? If I just replaced the housing on the driver's side at the point it is at now, still working... would that prevent the corrosion and eventual outting of the socket/light filament on that side??
Looks like I'll be replacing both housings and possibly BOTH sockets.
I noticed that both of the front turn signal/drl/running light housings are cracked straight down the middle... is this what the corrosion on the socket is from? Only the passenger front side is out, like i stated in the first post, however, does this mean it's only a matter of time before the driver's side goes out too? If I just replaced the housing on the driver's side at the point it is at now, still working... would that prevent the corrosion and eventual outting of the socket/light filament on that side??
Looks like I'll be replacing both housings and possibly BOTH sockets.
I tell you what I did when I found my driver's bulb out.
I pulled the housing which had water in it up to the bulb. I sealed the outside of the housing and drilled an 1/8" hole at the bottom in the event any moisture gets in there it drains out the bottom away from the bulb. This way any water can't get high enough to get in/erode the socket. Sealing the crappy housings is the key though! Also clean them good while you have them out. IMO you do the above and you won't have issues other than the bulbs normal wear going out eventually.
I pulled the housing which had water in it up to the bulb. I sealed the outside of the housing and drilled an 1/8" hole at the bottom in the event any moisture gets in there it drains out the bottom away from the bulb. This way any water can't get high enough to get in/erode the socket. Sealing the crappy housings is the key though! Also clean them good while you have them out. IMO you do the above and you won't have issues other than the bulbs normal wear going out eventually.
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Ordered new driver's and passenger's side housings from GM this afternoon, but I'll keep that in mind should I take notice of any moisture getting into the new ones... thanks