Perhaps moisture has worked into the headlight assembly and dulled the reflective surface. If the headlight assembly looks dulled, has any small cracks or you can see moisture inside, the assembly needs to be replaced. There are some good sources for after-market headlights and other auto-body repair parts that are far less expensive than dealerships and many are made by the same manufacturer that produced the original equipment.
I would suspect a ground problem. Saying that, check the brake light switch.
some where near tank is a ground wire check that had same problem with gmc van ran fine after cleaned ground wire
I first turn on headlamps and have someone watch the brightness of them when you try to crank it... if no headlamps, or dim headlights are all you get, then the connection problem needs to be explored. If they are bright then I would safely raise car up, get under car with a screwdriver and short across the large terminal on starter and the small one on the starter solenoid.( this by-passes everything in system)If you have a heavy spark, power is getting down to the starter and starter solenoid need to be removed and tested.Good luck.
Had this problem on a 1.4 se 1996. Seemed to be cured by the fuel idler valve being cleaned out. Had this problem on a 1.4 se 1996. Seemed to be cured by the fuel idler valve being cleaned out. Had this problem on a 1.4 se 1996. Seemed to be cured by the fuel idler valve being cleaned out.
I had the same problem with my 1997 Grand Cherokee and it was the dash mounted automatic light switch. The problem was also solved by turning the headlamps on manually.
In my 2004 Pontiac GTO, I had that problem. I took it to the dealer and they cleaned out the ignition with some lock cleaner that you can purchase at home depot and they also cleaned the key .
You have a problem with your ground. A weak ground will always cause this type problem.
Look at the wiring bundle that feeds the headlights. The wires will eventually break because of the constant up & down flexing of the wire bundle (motorized hidden headlamps). The problem will likely be found within inches of where the bundle is secured to the inside of the popup headlight carrier (where the flexing would be concentrated).
Yes, no problem I did it many times
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I had this problem on my R reg Lanos. It was the Idle Air Control valve letting too much air into the engine. My mechanic simply cleaned it and it has been fine ever since. If it needs replacing they are about £100.
Run a ground wire to that headlight. If it gets brighter, there is a problem with the ground in the wiring harness.