I was just wondering if this happens to anyone else. I was letting a friend of mine drive the 'balt Saturday night (giving him some practice driving stick) and when he took a right hand turn, the headlights turned off. This happened several times, and I didn't figure it out until later when it happened to me.

I figured out that when the high beams were on and you signal to the right, the lights go off. It doesn't happen when you signal to the left, and it only happens if you click the blinker into position, not just tap it and hold it to signal several times.

Has this happened to anyone else?

 

crazy, im gonna try, do you have projectors?

 

Yep, happens to me all the time.

 

Nope. I'm stock.


I've had the car for 2+ years and I just realized this. Of course, I don't use the highbeams often.

 

must be a feature not to blind people when doing a right turn, seems logical to me..

if you do a left turn you won't blind incoming traffic..

 

wait... do the lights go out completely or just the high beams go off??? I am confused

 

ive never had this happen and i make 3 right turns with highs on every closing shift i have...

 

The lights go completely off.

But do you "click" the control so that the blinker will blink without you holding it, or do you just press up on the stick until the blinker activates?

 

Ive also experienced the headlight shut-off w/high beams on while making a right turn.

 

LOL mine does it on the left so must be an issue they need to fix

 

Mine does it on the left...

 

Does everyone else have to click it all the way before it happens?

 

damn....i'm gonna have to try this tomorrow on the way to work...not cool...i feel a recall a-comin'

unless the computers are smarter than us...and are trying to have us crash at night when we're turning...its like judgment day man they're self aware...

 

Ohh no! mankind being ruled bye cobalts

 

Mine will shut off when you have the high beams on and you put on the turn signal. I can duplicate it if I have the highs on and wiggle the switch, or hit a big bump. no clue how to fix it though.

 

why would u be turning left/ right in the first place with high beams on?..at least in a location that u would need blinkers to go left or right any way

 

x 2 Why ?

 

i doubt it will solve the problem but its worth a shot....check your fuse box

 

It seems reasonable if you are driving through the woods at night and have to take a right hand turn. The stock lights on the normal setting don't illuminate much when the road dips up and down and the corners are tight.

 

well im in the habit of using turn signals so sometimes I even use them when they aren't really needed unlike a lot of drivers I see that dont use them at all.

 

I use my blinkers to turn into a parking spot... I like letting people know which way I am going... But I have never noticed a light going out when I turn, but I will try it & see what happens, but I have projectors w/ HID's.....

 

just did it tonight...no lights turned off...stock head lights

 

oh crap! /me goes to his gun cabinet grabs the lamber 12-70 and a few slugs to put down his cobalt.

 

yea mine does that sometimes as well.. it's good to hear others are having the problem as well, i think maybe the lights lose connection or something when turing right?

 

WTF im gonna go try this tonight