HID error after service A
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HID error after service A
After bringing the car to dealer for oil change and some other repairs, both headlights (HID) would not come on. The screen shows both headlights are out.
Service/Repair done at dealer:
1. Oil change, service A indicator reset done by dealer.
2. Replaced rear glass b/c it was causing static noise to radio when defroster is turned on. (Repaired)
3. Both front windows seal adjusted, it rattles when closing doors if windows down all the way. (Repaired)
4. Scraping noise at front suspension when going over uneven road at 30+mph, bushing, greased it up as fix.
I don't see why would these repairs cause error message to show up, especially I have been using these aftermarket HID (with built-in warning canceller) for 1 year. Both HID are not working. So I replaced them with original halogen bulbs and they work.
I had a service repair 6 months ago on the same front windows while the HID was already installed, no issues.
The HID bulbs I took out look fine. Of course, I cannot bring it back to dealer because they do not cover aftermarket HID issue, and the original bulbs are working without any error messages.
Could it be the HID units fried? If so, what is the cause of it? What could the dealer done to cause that?
Or could it be the reset of service indicator while HID is installed?
Any help would be appreciated.
Service/Repair done at dealer:
1. Oil change, service A indicator reset done by dealer.
2. Replaced rear glass b/c it was causing static noise to radio when defroster is turned on. (Repaired)
3. Both front windows seal adjusted, it rattles when closing doors if windows down all the way. (Repaired)
4. Scraping noise at front suspension when going over uneven road at 30+mph, bushing, greased it up as fix.
I don't see why would these repairs cause error message to show up, especially I have been using these aftermarket HID (with built-in warning canceller) for 1 year. Both HID are not working. So I replaced them with original halogen bulbs and they work.
I had a service repair 6 months ago on the same front windows while the HID was already installed, no issues.
The HID bulbs I took out look fine. Of course, I cannot bring it back to dealer because they do not cover aftermarket HID issue, and the original bulbs are working without any error messages.
Could it be the HID units fried? If so, what is the cause of it? What could the dealer done to cause that?
Or could it be the reset of service indicator while HID is installed?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Have you tried plugging back the HIDs? Have you tried plugging it on a different car that uses same bulbs? Can you get another set from a friend or family and see if that works (which should since your bulbs are working). Your ballasts are probably bad then but both of them? Sounds a little fishy.
Try putting them on another car and see if it turns on. Maybe something happened with error cancel?
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In rare cases I heard even with the error cancel built in people still have problems. Maybe your ECU threw a fit?
Try putting them on another car and see if it turns on. Maybe something happened with error cancel?
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In rare cases I heard even with the error cancel built in people still have problems. Maybe your ECU threw a fit?
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Try putting them in your car without the error eliminators installed. Then turn the lights on without turning the ignition on at all. The car only monitors current flow with the key on. This will tell you if it has to do with the ballasts or with the error eliminators. Good luck!
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Have you tried plugging back the HIDs? Have you tried plugging it on a different car that uses same bulbs? Can you get another set from a friend or family and see if that works (which should since your bulbs are working). Your ballasts are probably bad then but both of them? Sounds a little fishy.
Try putting them on another car and see if it turns on. Maybe something happened with error cancel?
Edit:
In rare cases I heard even with the error cancel built in people still have problems. Maybe your ECU threw a fit?
Try putting them on another car and see if it turns on. Maybe something happened with error cancel?
Edit:
In rare cases I heard even with the error cancel built in people still have problems. Maybe your ECU threw a fit?
If warning cancel is broken, it should still light up when connecting directly to a battery. But what could cause both HID malfunction.
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I was wondering, if it is set to "xenon present" and put the halogen bulbs back, does it work normally still? without the error message.
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^ Yes, your halogens will still work if you put them back in after recoding.
I have no idea why they even made this flag available in the system. It should've been set to YES by default on EVERY car leaving the factory.
I have no idea why they even made this flag available in the system. It should've been set to YES by default on EVERY car leaving the factory.
