Need help, headlights goes out... Plz...
#1
Need help, headlights goes out... Plz...
Not good at knowing where to post questions, lol... But my ole man has a 96 Dodge Ram 1500..After bout 10 minutes of going down the road, if he has brights on for a lil bit, they all just got out??? If he keeps them on dim, they don't go out as often mainly on high? Could it be a ground wire or maybe a relay switch... Freaks me the hell out when going down the road and they go off on us.. LoL... It's like they're over heating or something?
#4
I had a similar problem in my '01...
Not good at knowing where to post questions, lol... But my ole man has a 96 Dodge Ram 1500..After bout 10 minutes of going down the road, if he has brights on for a lil bit, they all just got out??? If he keeps them on dim, they don't go out as often mainly on high? Could it be a ground wire or maybe a relay switch... Freaks me the hell out when going down the road and they go off on us.. LoL... It's like they're over heating or something?
I ended up repairing it fairly easily myself. Your issue may be different, but it might be worth checking the wiring at the steering column to see if anything is loose.
I posted a YouTube video detailing my repair...if you are interested, I can post the link here.
Last edited by DodgeFanMP; 12-19-2014 at 08:02 PM. Reason: Typo. correction.
#5
There's a circuit breaker in the headlight switch, and your symptom is perfectly in line with the proposition that that circuit breaker is malfunctioning.
PS: Now that I've got a few more minutes to think about it, you might also have a corroded or burnt connector on the headlight switch causing heat that will make the circuit breaker open. Either way, if it were mine I'd replace the headlight switch in addition to any conductor or connector that looks suspicious just to make sure that it's a once and done repair.
PS: Now that I've got a few more minutes to think about it, you might also have a corroded or burnt connector on the headlight switch causing heat that will make the circuit breaker open. Either way, if it were mine I'd replace the headlight switch in addition to any conductor or connector that looks suspicious just to make sure that it's a once and done repair.
Last edited by UnregisteredUser; 12-18-2014 at 05:01 PM. Reason: Shoulda thought a bit more...