So, my driver's side headlight (low beam) is acting up. The passenger side is not a problem.

Just started about two weeks ago. While driving, the left headlight can suddenly shut off, sometimes more than once during one trip (it happened twice during a 30 minute commute this morning). I flick the **** to turn it off and on, and it reignites.

I have aftermarket HID bulbs, but no problems in the past nine months. Checked the headlight housing itself; seems like nothing is loose.

Diagnosis?





I feel like I'm winking or something...

 

I feel like I'm winking or something... LOL

My son had the same problem in his SC300 with aftermarkets and it turned out to be a bad ground on that side. Redo them or retighten them and you should be good!

 

holy crap. your house must look like a used car lot

 

All Toys and they are all garaged when they are not being driven. It is the Joy of 5 acres and a Big A**ed Garage.... Santa brought me a 2 Pole Lift for Xmas this year too!

 

that's cool. i pictured a suburban home with 2 in the garage, 4 in the driveway, 2 on the street and 2 on the lawn.

 

That would be one well equipted suburban home!

 

But the HID ballast/housing is stock.

Only the bulb is aftermarket.




Is there still a place to tighten other than the bulb?

 

I would still look at the grounds of the ballast.. If it looses connection, it will go out until it is started again.

 

I would still look at the grounds of the ballast.. If it looses connection, it will go out until it is started again.


Ooops did I studder?

 

Is there a picture to illustrate the bad ground?

 

No Picture for this.... It is a loose wire that may be connected somewhere in the area of the lights ballast Box if not they way the box is mounted on the car itself..It is hard to tell as I am not that familiar with its location, just the basics of how they work.

 

that would be a well equipped company motor pool. never mind the suburban home

 

Shucks I have a 10 car garage with an elevator lift. Three gas pumps and an oil anlube station I got it for xmas when I was 10. Not much has changed since then I still have the toy and On ly 2 cars
LOL

 

Phil see if there is a TSB for this...some 3GS owners have this issue as well and there is a TSB for it.

 

Got it fixed.

I traded her in...