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*problem* headlight stalk flicker

Postby reverendmarty » Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:57 am

Hi guys,

I drove my new 2009 ES at night for the first time last night and the headlights were playing up a bit. As I was indicating sometimes the headlights would dip to the parkers and 'flutter' on and off a little.

The car is pretty new ~35k kms, my guess is that there is an issue with the stalk in the steering wheel like a dodgey electrical connection.

I was wondering if anyone else had experienced the same or had any ideas for a quick fix? (if not back to Mitsu. she goes for a new stalk assembly)

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Postby Mits » Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:27 pm

Are you running LED parker/number plate bulbs? Or even the after market LED tail lights? Running multiple LED's in the lancers without resistors can cause this to happen.
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Postby bunnishiwa » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:05 pm

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Postby Dire » Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:43 pm

Is it both headlights?
And you say the headlights flicker but the parkers stay on?

Yeah I would check for LEDs. Check your indicators and parkers.

A dealership will probably charge you and arm and a leg for a new stalk. If you can't identify the problem then maybe try an auto electrician.

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Postby reverendmarty » Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:00 pm

I will have a look for LED's. I haven't put any in and I'm pretty sure the previous owner didn't. But I will have a look.

The tail/headlights are stock.

Dire wrote:Is it both headlights? And you say the headlights flicker but the parkers stay on?


Yep was definitely both lights, I think the parking lights were still on. Not 100% on that however. It was only like a second or so.

Try as I might, no amount of jiggling the stalk and so on in the parking lot could make it reproduce the problem.

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Postby reverendmarty » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:09 pm

No LEDs, still can't make it repeat.

Could it be corrosion/dust in the stalk/connections?


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