So I just bought a used 2002 protege5 about a month ago and while I was driving it in the snow/sleet/rain we had the other day I lost both my low beam lights at the exact same time. The high beams worked fine so I just used them for the rest of my drive home. In addition to that my battery light would come on for maybe 10-15 seconds and then turn off.

The next day I checked the fuses, they were good, as well as the relays, then I pulled out the low beam bulbs and they were blown. So I bought new bulbs and put them in. Then that night while I was driving, again in the snow/puddles left over from the night before, I had the same issues and lost both headlights at the same time within 1 hour of having to turn them on.

If anyone has any advice for this issue or has resolved this same issue themselves the input would be wonderful.

 

I am now having the same problem. Were you able to come up with a fix? Please let me know.

Thx

 

Boon so wat did u conclude was ur problem here cuz i am having a simular problem but no rain ect

 

Alternator. Mine spiked at over 20 volts this am when testing after blowing out ALL headlight bulbs on way to work (good thing Im a mechanic )

 

But we've tried ckng w meter to c if alternator does that & it doesn't. So I'd replaced 4 sets of lights already so just had high beams for a few weeks than git new low beams had them put in & when I lft omw home the low beams blew outagain while on freeway. Plus belt will not stop squealing louder & louder & all time except when driving on freeway. Replaced them twice . At my wits end if possible please help

 

Scratch that the last set was high beams I'd been driving w/o them since they blew out when I had no low beams cuz they were blown. So high beams were put in last got o. Freeway & low beams blew ....🤪😒😭