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2000 Sunfire headlight problems


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bigpapat
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Mar 25, 2016, 10:15 AM

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I have a 2000 Sunfire, 2.2 litre motor, 175000 miles. When I start the car without headlights on, I put it in gear and hear a relay clicking , the drl's stop working and check engine light comes on. When I turn the headlights on, at random intervals the driver side headlight goes out and /or the headlights dim as if reverting to drl's,and check engine light goes off. Scanned for codes but car shows no faults. Replaced drl relay and problem persists. Also, when the problems first began I could nudge the multifunction switch when the lights dimmed and they would return to normal but this no longer works. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.


Discretesignals
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Mar 25, 2016, 4:11 PM

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Do a visual inspection of the body grounds under the battery tray in the engine compartment. Make sure they are not corroded or have green crusties on them. Wouldn't hurt to remove them and clean them. Make sure the surface they touch isn't rusted out nasty. Also inspect the 15 cavity connector to issues.







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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Mar 25, 2016, 4:15 PM)


bigpapat
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Apr 9, 2016, 4:17 PM

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Sorry it took so long to reply. Finally had a day off work. Your advice was spot on. Took apart the grounds and cleaned them. Also took apart the connector, cleaned it and put it back together with dialectic grease. Not sure if the problem was the grounds or the connector as neither looked really bad, but everything works fine now. Thanks for all your help.






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