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OT: Help with Dodge van headlights !

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Alberta Mike

09-05-2004 20:12:56




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My son-in-law has a problem with his '90 Dodge Caravan. From out of nowhere, the headlights stay on all the time. I've traced it to be the high beam filament that's on. I think the highbeam filament is the same one as the "running headlights" that are on all the time when the vehicle is running night or day (except the running headlights receive less juice than the highbeams ... at least I think that's how it works). He has to unplug the two headlight connections to the halogen bulbs when he parks the vehicle but even after doing this the high beam indicator light (blue) on the dash remains on all the time (vehicle turned off) unless the vehicle is running and the dimmer switch is set to low beam. This one has me stumped and of course, it's not like tracing back a wiring problem on vintage iron. Anyone out there have any experience with this sort of thing? I'm a little reluctant to start replacing parts without narrowing the problem down somewhat. Maybe it's a job for an expert. Your help is appreciated.

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Les

09-05-2004 21:20:36




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 Re: OT: Help with Dodge van headlights ! in reply to Alberta Mike, 09-05-2004 20:12:56  
Mike , I had a 90 dodge pickup that did the same thing, it was the daytime running light control box that was haywire. If I remember right it was a about a $80 fix.



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John *.?-!.* cub owner

09-05-2004 20:52:19




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 Re: OT: Help with Dodge van headlights ! in reply to Alberta Mike, 09-05-2004 20:12:56  
First thing I would look at is the high/low dimmer switch. Remember when you pull it all the way up it puts the lights on bright whether the headlight switch is on or not.



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Chris Vangel

09-06-2004 16:29:46




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 Re: OT: Help with Dodge van headlights ! in reply to John *.?-!.* cub owner, 09-05-2004 20:52:19  
I'd have to go with the high beam switch, although it is a part of the Multifunction Switch. It is the only thing that turns the high beams AND the high beam indicator on at the SAME time. Does this vehicle even have daytime running lights? That's not an option for 1990 models that I normally see.



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Les

09-07-2004 14:17:20




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 Re: OT: Help with Dodge van headlights ! in reply to Chris Vangel, 09-06-2004 16:29:46  
Daytime running lights were standard eguipment on my 89 & 90 pickup, Canada started putting them on before the US did.



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