2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission No low beams!

[Jim Ross]

My headlights quit working, well the low beams don't work, the high beams do work. Here's the thing; the low beams won't come on unless the tilt steering wheel is in the full highest up position. So, I guess there must be a worn wire or a fault of some sort inside the steering column? If I move the steering wheel down to where I usually set it, I have no low beams, if I move the wheel all the way up, the lows come on.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? Solutions?

 

[Bob Cochran]

Have you done a search yet? I recall a similar problem and several posted things that they had found wrong. Chaffed wire, bad connection to the multifunction switch loose or bad, etc.

 

[Jim Ross]

I'm not a regular here and don't know how to do a search.

 

[dresslered]

Jerome,

That happened to me and it was the contacts in the high/low switch had melted. The high beams run off of a relay while the low beams are a little contact in the column switch. You can get a new one from Napa... it appears that they beafed up the contacts a bit.

 

[ttbird]

I'm not a regular here and don't know how to do a search.

Go to top of Thread/Threar starter page put mouse on top of DISCUSSION FORMS, box should open. Choose Search forum. Describe problem with more than 3 words, should find alot.

 

[Jim Ross]

The problem turned out to be a wire that had come loose in the multi-function (turn signal) switch. The tech found it and soldered the wire baqck into place and that solved the problem.
This was likely caused by almost 9 yrs of raising and lowering the tilt wheel... . a fatigue failure of the connection.