Ghoust

Sometimes, when I am driving at night with the headlights on, they go off for a few seconds and come back on. I checked the fuses and everything looks ok. All the wires are connected and nothing seems lose. What do you guys think?

simplyredvw

Headlight switch.

Is there any thing else that happens when the lights go off or are there any circumstances that cause this problem to happen more often?

AcuraTL

If you are driving at speed and it goes off and on by itself, then it is probably a loose connection. Do you know if both headlights go off or just one? What about the interior lights? Does this happen when you are stopped at a stop light? What about going over bumpy roads?

Ghoust

it happens randomly. Sometimes Im driving, sometimes Im stopped. Both headlights go off. And interior lights are intermittent as well. I am thinking the wiring and bulbs are old and need to be replaced?

ajth87

i am having an issue almost exact to yours except all of my other lights such as interior and all are fine it is just the headlights...i was told by someone on another forum that it was the headlamp relay but i came here to ask for a second opinion..

Ghoust

have you checked what the price of such an item is froma acura?

bob01721

Ajth87, your problem sounds like a bad headlamp relay. You might want to check it before you buy a new one -- it's in the fuse box under the hood.

Ghoust, it sure seems like you have two separate problems. Do the interior lights act up when the headlamps are also acting up? Or do they misbehave independently of one another? There isn't too much in common between the circuits. They don't even use the same ground points!

Ghoust

my problems are independant of one another.

bob01721

That's what I thought. IMO, you'd be better off working through them one at a time, starting with the headlamp relay.

Simple to check if you have an ohmmeter or a test light.

shawnhu

Any followup on this problem? Could it be the ignition switch?