Leadfoot Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 The last couple of weeks I had noticed the headlight switch in my Cutlass would occasionally not turn my headlights on. It would turn everything else on except the headlights. When I would notice, I could wiggle the knob and the headlights always came on. Last Thursday I was on the way to work and noticed a strange smell. Once I got to work and tried to turn the headlights off I noticed the switch was very hot. Once I turned my lights off, I tried to turn them back on and the knob would only turn 2/3 of the way. This turns everything on except the headlights. With 240k+ miles it's hard to complain. However, I did not realize how hard these switches are to come by. I found one finally and ordered it. Because they are so rare, I wanted to see if there are wiring problems or anything specific I should check before installing the new switch. I was going to verify that a relay feeds the headlights power from the battery rather than the switch carrying the entire load. If not, I was going to add a relay in. Is this a common issue? Is there a common wiring problem I should look into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Replace the switch. I have 5 switches laying around for when they fail. They do like to fail. Bubinga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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