# Dim headlight on a 2002 Chevy Cavalier

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dim-headlight-on-a-2002-chevy-cavalier/64742>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 17, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dim-headlight-on-a-2002-chevy-cavalier/64742 "2011-05-17T19:52:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![canzar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@canzar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/canzar)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dim-headlight-on-a-2002-chevy-cavalier/64742/1 "2011-05-17T19:52:39Z")

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I have an '02 Chevy Cavalier whose passenger side headlight went dim suddenly one day when I started the car. When I start the car, the daytime running headlights indicator flashes and clicks, and then the service light comes on. I have tried the following:

1. Swapped lightbulbs between the two lights. It is not the bulb.
2. Swapped fuses between the two lights. It is not the fuse.

Even stranger, when I remove the fuse to the dim headlight, the light stays on. My guess is that I have a short somewhere in the wiring. I took a brief look at the connection between the socket and the wiring and everything looks good there. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Where should I look for this short, or is the problem somewhere else?

Thank you kindly,  
Ray

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dim-headlight-on-a-2002-chevy-cavalier/64742/2 "2011-05-17T19:58:52Z")

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I would start with the ground connection. And this would be an open, not a short. The problem could also be in the daylight running light module.