Hey guys. I have a 2011 Ford Edge sel. Driving home tonight and headlights went off while I was driving. I had lights set to auto. I had to turn headlights off and back on again to get them to work. This went on again several times on the way home. I would turn off then on and they would work for a few miles. Had to turn lights off then on about 10 times to get me home safely any ideas as to what it could be? Should I replace bulbs? Or could it be a bad light switch? Also is there better bulbs I could replace with that would give better lighting then the originals?
any help would be much appreciated

 

Does this same thing happen if the sw is not set to Auto?

 

Yes it does

 

Some earlier Fords had problems with the lighting control module and there was a recall on those models. I don't know if that applies in your case but it's worth a look at the LCM.

 

Thank you I’ll check

 

no recalls on my vin number

 

No recalls but is worthy of troubleshooting.

 

How do I trouble shoot? How do I tell off it’s headlight switch or bulbs?

 

You need to obtain an electrical diagram of your vehicle to troubleshoot this.. Unfortunately, I don't have that information. It's not going to be the lamps. Once they burn out, they are done. A bad ground can affect both headlights. Turning the headlights on and off to restore them isn't what a bad ground would behave like. The probability of all your lamps being bad is nill. The headlight switch can be intermittent. A bad switch will have energy at its input and not pass energy thru itself towards your lamps.The LCM is expensive and I wouldn't guess with this. My advice is to have a qualified person diagnose this because it requires some specific wiring information or your only other option is substitution which can be expensive.