# Passenger headlight not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 4, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003 "2019-12-04T01:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sean\_Rowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Sean\_Rowan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sean_Rowan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/1 "2019-12-04T01:33:35Z")
2008 Dodge Avenger. Passenger headlight does not work. Tried changing the bulb, still didn’t work. Checked bulb, it was good. Tested the socket for voltage with a multimeter. No voltage at the socket. What is my next step? Any help would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/2 "2019-12-04T01:35:29Z")
There may be an independent fuse for that light. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Rowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Sean\_Rowan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sean_Rowan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/3 "2019-12-04T01:39:19Z")
Checked in manual and internet, I don’t think the headlights go through a fuse. It sounds like maybe a relay but I don’t know which one. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/4 "2019-12-04T01:46:02Z")
Remove the headlight fixture and inspect the wire side of the bulb connector. One or more of the wire feed thorughs on the connector may be oxidized or burned. I had this problem on my wife’s 2009 Cobalt. I bought a replacement connector off the shelf at Pep Boys. I cut the wires, put shrink tubing on each wire, then wound the wires from the car harness and the new connector together after stripping them. Then I soldered each wire, heat shrunk the tubing, and finished with some electrical tape to make sure no water could get under the shrunk tubing. Works great. So well that I did it again on the other headlight. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Rowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Sean\_Rowan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sean_Rowan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/5 "2019-12-04T03:14:40Z")
I checked the wire connection to the socket. It looks good, no loose wires or corroding. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/6 "2019-12-04T16:54:16Z")
Good to see that someone puts the shrink tube on first before soldering. I think I’m up to about an 80% chance of remembering. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/7 "2019-12-04T17:10:39Z")
Headlight function is controlled by the Totally Integrated Power Module. > **[TIPM Electrical Problems](http://www.chryslerproblems.com/tipm/)** > > If you've heard of a TIPM, chances are you own a vehicle from Fiat-Chrysler (FCA). Think of it like a command center for all the electrical functions of your car, and in FCA's case a very, very disfunctional one. Tester ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-headlight-not-working/154003/8 "2019-12-04T23:41:12Z")
Well, sometimes I start to twist the wires together, then remember. At least untwisting alone is easier than unsoldering.