ok just got the car out hit the high beams on off in traffic ,...bam no lights at all just parking lights . head lights wont come back on!!! i read in manual it said fusable link at switch? i checked the fuses all good. any body have the problem? how do i fix it thanks .

What year?

This has happened to my car every time the dimmer switch failed. The original one failed in 2004, its replacement Wells (POS) switch failed about 77 days after installation, the second Wells switch (to replace the first one) failed two weeks ago and was replaced with a Niehoff switch, which seems to be better quality, we shall see.

Avoid the Wells switch if indeed this is the problem.

hi where is this dimmer switch you are talking about? is it behind the actual head light switch or in the colum to turn on /off the high beams, sorry to sound like a putts !!!but no to good with electrical stuff thanks.

The dimmer switch (depending on which year) is built right in with the headlight/running light switch. Also, don't completely rule out that it could be a relay that want bad. get a Hanes repair manual for your car, and it contains schematics for multiple years of cars. Follow the leads on the schematic from the switch all the way until the wires split ti go to the headlights, and check everything in the path including the switch.

The dimmer switch is located just behind the ignition switch on the top of the steering column, just behind the dashboard and on the left side. A steel rod links the switch with the control on the turn signal handle.

What Pete above is referring to is the dimmer for the gauge lights, the dimmer switch to which I am referring is the high/low beam switch.

I had the headlights go out on my tempo and after i replaced the dimmer switch and high beam switch it ended up just being the bulbs. So i would check those too.