Will the headlamp relay in my 2004 Monte Carlo keep me from switching from high beams to low beams? I think I hear a click when I pull back on the turn signal arm but it stays in bright mode.

 

Mine's been doing the same thing, or at least similar.
It'll switch the high beams on no problem, but switching back to low beams takes a few pulls of the switch.
I am convinced that it's the switch itself, and grabbed a used one from morad with the intention of switching it out.
Considering that I mainly drive in the city and use my high beams twice a year or so, it's been way on the back burner.
If you find out that the relay is causing the issue, let me know. Would sure be a helluva lot easier to switch out the relay than it would be to switch out the wiper tree.

-Riggs.

 

The relay is on the back of the fuse box. I haven't had a chance to check it yet but it's going to be a pain in the butt just to get to it. I will check it out and let you know. Mine was intermittent also and then all of a sudden it quit working and now I am stuck in high beam. I have been driving with my fog lights with the light switch pulled halfway out. I also have been having a problem with my lowbeam lamp sockets getting hot and melting somewhat, I replaced one and it did it again. I don't know if its related or not.

 

It is definitly my multi function seitch, got one online for $150.00. Problem solved.

 

x2, dont settle on one for that price tho, wait for a cheaper one. can probably get them off a totaled car for like $25 shipped.

 

I already bought and repaired. I didn't want to buy a used one, no warranty. Wasn't hard to change. I didn't have to pull the steering wheel. Took me about an hour and a half. I bought it from 1A auto parts online. It was the best price I could find with a warranty. I read somewheres that there is a ground wire located by the fan shround and it gets corroded and can cause the switch to burn out among other problems. I haven't located it yet but I am looking. All I have too buy now is the headlight buckets. I had to replace the sockets and lamps, they were burnt up. I found the buckets online for $91.00 each. Better then the $335.00 each price tag from the dealer. I can't wait until the headlight problem is behind me. Been a pain in the butt.