2004 Ram 1500 headlights not working properly

[Joshua McNabb]

I’m having trouble with both of my headlights. Driver side only works on dim, passenger side only works on bright. The passenger light went out first so the first thing I did was change the bulb itself, which didn’t fix the issue. I “fixed” it by driving only with my bright lights unless I was behind someone or facing another vehicle. 2 weeks or so goes by and the drivers side bright light kicks the bucket also. I have changed the multifunction switch that controls the turn signals and bright/dim switch and that didn’t do me any good either. Any ideas what direction to go in next?

 

[SYKRAMMAN]

I’m having trouble with both of my headlights. Driver side only works on dim, passenger side only works on bright. The passenger light went out first so the first thing I did was change the bulb itself, which didn’t fix the issue. I “fixed” it by driving only with my bright lights unless I was behind someone or facing another vehicle. 2 weeks or so goes by and the drivers side bright light kicks the bucket also. I have changed the multifunction switch that controls the turn signals and bright/dim switch and that didn’t do me any good either. Any ideas what direction to go in next?

Check all the wiring for the lights for tight connections, rubbed through bare wire, broken wires and connectors, corrosion etc etc. Check your grounds for the same, also take a look at the tipm, make sure it’s grounding out, they have a tendency to not do that. Other than that, your probably going to need a diagnosis preformed with a dealer level scanner.