Question:
Headlights not working please help!!?
anonymous
2009-09-17 00:33:37 UTC
i drive a Ford Festiva and when i want to turn the headlights they do not work. All other lights work BUT the headlights please help me i need to drive at night!! :S
Five answers:
ttompetty
2009-09-17 02:01:57 UTC
get a cheap test lite,, then with one end of the testlight on the body ground probe the headlight plug, disconnect plug from headlamp first of course,, if test light doesnt lite up then test all fuses in power distribution box in car, also there is sometimes a headlight relay located somewhere in the engine compartment usually attached to the radiator aarea,, if no power to any of that goto the headlight switch and pull it out,, when u test it u will find one wire that always has power, this is power in,, turn the switch on so u have headlights on and test the output of the other terminals,, by turning the switch to the parking lamos u can discern which wires goto the parking lamos and which goto the headlights,, if u r good at reading schemtics goto autozone.com online and look up your car, goto chassis electrical and look for wiring diagrams, find the lighting wiring diagram and read and understand what the wire color codes r,, this will help u greatly in determining where power is and where it should be,,, hope u can figure it out,, most people hate wiring electrical issues,,,Art
paula
2016-12-10 13:50:28 UTC
Ford Festiva Headlights
adiabaticfire
2009-09-17 01:30:27 UTC
often it can be a fuse, other times its a relay. the on/off switch can go out as well as the dimmer switch on some cars but a fuse/relay is my guess. if you have a test light or volt meter you can figure out where the issue is if its not just a fuse. but you will need to know a bit about where to start of course, i wouldn't know on a fiesta. bad connections are good to check for also. good luck. a manual with a wiring schematic can help often.
Bandit
2009-09-17 00:38:57 UTC
Check the fuses, then the bulbs and lastly the switch itself with an ohmmeter. Finally, if those check out start running down the wires. I have a feeling it is a fuse or a fuse link.
badbill1941
2009-09-17 00:39:36 UTC
Chances are the headlight switch is bad.


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