# Lights go off **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 19, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-go-off/30680 "2009-05-19T15:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skievryday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Skievryday](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Skievryday)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-go-off/30680/1 "2009-05-19T15:08:54Z")
1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport Driving down the road with high beams, and after about 30 seconds my headlights go out. I then switch the high beam off, and then turn off the switch that powers the headlights, turn it back on, and I get normal headlights back. Thoughts on why this might be happening? Switch? Overheat somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-go-off/30680/2 "2009-05-19T15:15:31Z")
I would say the most likely suspects are the switch or the relay if there is a single one for the headlights. ---
**Author:** ![vtcodger2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e68b1a/32.png) [@vtcodger2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vtcodger2)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-go-off/30680/3 "2009-05-19T15:46:29Z")
Does it have Daylight Running Lights? Not that I know for sure, but I was looking through the wiring diagrams for a Toyota Camry last week researching something else, and was surprised at how much wiring and hardware was used just to turn the headlights on when the normal switch is off. I wouldn’t be surprised if a failure in the more complex light switch or in one of the DRL relays could do any number of odd things.