# Problem with headlights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-headlights/72655>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 26, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-headlights/72655 "2012-05-26T18:35:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![KHB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@KHB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KHB)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-headlights/72655/1 "2012-05-26T18:35:22Z")

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I have a '92 Chevy Cavalier. I left the lights on one day and needed a jump. When I got home, the dashlights would not go off, so I disconnected the battery to reset the lights, and put the cable back on. That night when I started to leave, the headlights come on when it was put into gear as they are supposed to, but when I turned the lights on, the headlights went off. I tried restarting a couple of time, but they would not come on with the car in gear. I borrowed my daughter’s carto go to work. The next day I took it to a garage, but the lights were now working, so I said thank you and left. The problem has now come back intermittantly. They will work 2 or 3 days, and then not work. I have found that if they go off, I can turn on the bright lights, and they will work. After driving a few minutes, I can turn off the bright lights, and the headlights stay on. When the lights are on, they are solid, no flickering.