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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Headlights only work in AUTO position

05 screw with no electrical or lighting mods. The other morning when I left the house, turned on the lights, all of the marker lights, dash, fog, etc. come on normally but no headlights. Placed switch in auto and all works fine, including lights. Move switch back and forth between auto and manual a few times and lights finally come on in manual. Next few days they worked fine. Now again this weekend it did it again. Everything worked fine in auto but no headlights in manual. Run the lights in the auto position and after about 5 min on the road switched back to manual and lights came on. I'm thinking possibly a bad headlight switch or maybe a relay that’s hanging up or has a bad contact. Has anyone else experienced this or have any suggestions. I've searched some of the forums but most of the problems I see are when the lights don't work in auto not manual. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
 
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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it sounds like the switch went bad. it doesnt recognize that you have turned from parking to head lights. i would replace that switch, unless you can open it up and clean the contacts.
 
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