Problem Solved

Just as the title says! I have a problem!

I drove my RA earlier today around 9 am to the mall and the lights were working fine! I know this because when I started my RA to warm up this morning I saw the lights on! Long story short, I went to start my car about an hour ago, and my lights would not come on! I turned my car off, waited about a minute, and turned it back on...and NOTHING!!! The fog lights, tailights, and the yellow blinkers in the headlights work, just not the headlights!

any clues?

 

Did you look at the fuses??? It's a basic rule...look the fuses when you have an electrical problem.

 

this may sound kinda stupid so dont make fun , but where are the fuses-and what exactly am I looking for when I look at them?

 

They are under the dash behind the pop down drawer and they are under the hood on the driver's side. IF you pop off the top, there is a diagram behind it that shows what each fuse is for. If you pop the drawer up under the dash, that also shows a diagram on the back of the drawer.

 

Ok sweet! Im assuming if a fuse is blown, it will look "blown" right? maybe? haha They have fuses at Pep Boy's or AutoZone right?

 

sometimes it's hard to tell when the fuse is blown since the plastic might be a translucent color or if it doesn't leave the brown "blown" burn on the plastic. it's best to look at the diagram on the cover. also, behind the cover are a few spare fuses, but they don't have a 15 amp i don't think. anyways, pretty much any auto store will have fuses, as long as they are in stock (last summer EVERY store i went to was out of 15 amps...)

 

the fuses for the headlights are under the hood in a smaller cluster of 4 fuses read the underside of the fuse box cover youll see what i mean after pulling them there will be a burn mark on them and a small melted part if the fuse poped, also there are spare fuses for this purpose on the backside of the change holder aswell as a fuse puller hope that helps.

if u have to buy a fuse they ar ATM fuses ( the smaller ones)

 

Good fuse:


Blown fuse:

 

Any news?

 

thank you for all of your suggestions and comments, but I just took a look at all 4 of the Headlight fuses (red 10) and they are not blown (as far as I can tell). The ends of the fuses do not lok brand new, but the "U" shaped piece in the middle is still connected. Maybe it is the actual headlight bulbs??? I'm not sure if this would be the reason because I put new bulbs in both headlights back in November '08. I guess I'm gonna try that now.

 

what kind of bulbs did you put in? Were they aftermarket bulbs not really for your car? Just a thought. Because a lot of people sell cool blue chinese bulbs on this site that burnout in 20 minutes

 

haha no! They were the only bulbs at AutoZone that weren't the cheap cool blue chinese ones

They are Silvestre 9007, not the brightest ones, but they worked! I just bought some brand new ones, and put one in and I still got nothing! I have a bumper-bumper pre-owned warranty through MPP and I called, and they said if it isn't the bulbs than it should be covered. I'm about to take it up to the dealership, so now I not only have to wait forever, but now I'm going to be tempted with the urge to drive a new RA off the lot!

 

Resist Temptation!!!!... then again those new RAs are really nice....

 

NOt going to tell you resist... help stimulate the economy by buying a new RA

 

ok wow. so I have a awesome story to tell you guys! for those who read or posted in my thread:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/la...1015-what.html

As it turns out, that switch controls my Headlights!!! I was on my way to the dealership to figure this problem out (why my headlights weren't working), and I was reeeeally hungry, so I stopped at Sonic to get something to eat. I get done ordering, and I look down at that switch, thinking WTF is this? When I realized that it had accidentally been turned off! I say accidentally bc I never knew what it was for and everyone said it was for neons, so I just never turned it off bc I didnt know if it was going to kill the car or anything LOL So I turned the switch on, and BAM I see my low beams in the glass door! I turn on my high beams and they work! So I turn the switch off and leave the high beams on, and they turn off! It's the switch! I have no clue why the previous owner did that?

Thank you all so much for your input, bc I now know what to look for if I have an electrical problem or what not etc.

I cant wait until I can buy a new RA and be the first and only owner!!! I guess right now would be a good time bc off the 0% APR deal!