Low beam headlight 98 Chevy Malibu not working - bulb replaced

Asked by smallgm Jun 15, 2015 at 12:59 PM about the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The low beam on the passenger side headlight on a 1998 Chevy Malibu doesn't work.  We
have replaced the bulb and the high beam works but not the low.  Any ideas what is
wrong?

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John answered 8 years ago

Broken wire or bad connection? The bulb connection may be corroded. Try to clean it out or give it a shot of WD-40 and rub it with an old clean toothbrush. Make sure there is power to the socket. aIf the other light works, than the problem is in the light or connector. Try changing bulbs and see if it then works, You may have gotten a bad bulb or bumped it and broke it.

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