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Hey Gang, I have a 1998 Explorer Ltd with the strangest problem The headlights just failed to come on one day. I turned my headlights on as usual from the dash and no lights yes – the light blubs are ok – only 2 months old as I just replaced them in April the parking lights do come on though I tired putting the high beam lights on – pushing the switch forward – also got nothing I tried pulling the switch (the turn signal bar on the steering column) backward, and I got the high beam lights to work… though I had to hold this in position to see where I was driving… I also tried switching the automatic light senser switch on the mirror, again only got the parking lights. Any help would be a definite bonus! Thanks Scott.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hey Gang, >I have a 1998 Explorer Ltd with the strangest problem >The headlights just failed to come on one day. >I turned my headlights on as usual from the dash and no lights >yes – the light blubs are ok – only 2 months old as I just replaced them in >April >the parking lights do come on though >I tired putting the high beam lights on – pushing the switch forward – also >got nothing >I tried pulling the switch (the turn signal bar on the steering column) >backward, and I got the high beam lights to work… though I had to hold >this in position to see where I was driving… >I also tried switching the automatic light senser switch on the mirror, >again only got the parking lights. >Any help would be a definite bonus! >Thanks Scott.

It might be your lamp out module located at the trip computer.  If I remember correctly, ‘98 is the last year where the computer checks for burnt out bulbs. I hope this helps.   Billy ‘96 Eddie Bauer

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I know this sounds obvious, but you didn’t mention it… Low beam fuse?  I realize that the highs turned on when you pulled the lever back,  but did not when you pushed it forward to normal operating position.  I believe that when you push it forward, low beams have to be on in order for highs to work (same reason they turn off when you flip the headlight switch off, yet highs still work if you pull back on the lever…seperate circuit) I hope my wording made sense…

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hey Gang, > I have a 1998 Explorer Ltd with the strangest problem > The headlights just failed to come on one day. > I turned my headlights on as usual from the dash and no lights > yes – the light blubs are ok – only 2 months old as I just replaced them in > April > the parking lights do come on though > I tired putting the high beam lights on – pushing the switch forward – also > got nothing > I tried pulling the switch (the turn signal bar on the steering column) > backward, and I got the high beam lights to work… though I had to hold > this in position to see where I was driving… > I also tried switching the automatic light senser switch on the mirror, > again only got the parking lights. > Any help would be a definite bonus! > Thanks Scott.

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