Headlights wont come on

Electrical problem
1999 Buick Regal 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 145000 miles

Headlight don't work. Parking light work until you turn on the headlight then they will dim. Hold on hight beams and you can smell it starting to burn. Fuse are all good.

1999 Buick Regal

I have a 1999 Buick Regal. The headlights won't work.
I have change the bulbs and fuses. I have also had the switch out and don't think that is the problem. My manual said that the headlight wiring is protected by a circuit breaker, but I can't find it. Can you tell me where it is at, how to test it and if I can change it if it is not working?

About 3 months ago what I thought was a burned out left front low-beam bulb turned out to be a bad socket. The half of the socket was melted and crumbly. Bulb was good; have had no blown fuses. I spliced a new socket in place (solder and shrink wrap). Yesterday the beam went out again. When I checked it out I found that the insulation on the two wires had melted next to the socket and there was a short. Pulled the two wires apart and the bulb came on. When I removed the bulb I found that the inside of the socket was starting to melt again. Just finished replacing the socket for the second time, and the bulb (H1155) too.

Have not had any problems with the bulb on the passenger's side of the car.

Any ideas why this is happening? For what it is worth, I placed a multimeter between the neg battery and the contacts in the socket, got 0.26 volts on one side, 0 on the other. There is a plastic cover on the back of the headlight assembly; I left it off for now, thinking it may be contributing to excess heat buildup.

Using the bulbs that the guys at OReilly's looked up and said to use. H1155. Eiko brand. The voltage is with the engine off. Did this because someone (another customer) said that I might have a "bad ground" and said to check this. I'll check it with the engine running when I have a chance, and reply back.

Not a blue bulb. Just a standard OEM type. The Eiko H11 is 55W, 13.2V.

I checked the voltage with the lights switched on, measured 12.4V.

Re: the connection. I just pushed the bulb into the socked until the tab snapped into place.

I have a 2000 buick regal. My high beams go on when I thit the switch but do not stay on. What do I need to do to fix it?

Was this problem ever resolved? Sorry, I know this is an old post, but I'm having the same problem on the passenger side of my 2011 Regal. The insulation on the wires at the socket is even burnt off in mine. Dealership said that I would need to change the headlamp assembly. I just found a used one on eBay last night and ordered. I would really like to know what causes this though, to ensure I don't have the same problem again.

Is this difficult? Can I do it myself or do I have to have a mechanic do it?

Dealer told me the same thing. Ended up buying a plug at an auto parts store, cut off the old one, then soldered the new one in place. Used shrink wrap to insulate the solder joint. Not easy, not a lot of room and not a lot of wire to work with on the vehicle side. Don't know if this was a permanent fix, ie was there some underlying problem that will cause the new socket to overheat, because we have traded the car.

I'm having the exact same issue with my 2011 Buick regal is anyone familiar with the process of informing GM to get them to consider recalling the defective part.

I have removed a turn signal/highbeam switch without removing airbag or steering wheel, not really a hard thing to do. Use a short right angled phillips screwdriver for the one screw.