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No headlights Chevrolet Prizm

No headlights Chevrolet Prizm This article is No headlights Chevrolet Prizm In the good old days you’d turn on the headlights and the lights would go on. If they didn’t, you could follow the power from the fuse box, through the headlight switch and then to the headlights. Well, those days are gone forever. Now, instead of actually switching power to the headlights, the headlight switch is used to signal the daytime running lamps module (DRL) which controls the headlights. Power runs from the gauge fuse to the DRL. Power … Read More

No lights, power windows, heat, or AC

Why don’t my lights or power windows or heat work? In the old days of auto repair all electrical problems could be solved with a new switch, wire, socket, or solder. Now we’re in a digital age and car makers have opted to switch electrical loads via digital communications. So you wind up with no lights, no power windows, no heat, or no A/C, you should certainly check the fuses, bulbs, and switches. Then you can check the relay in the fuse box. But if that doesn’t solve the problem, … Read More


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