Headlight on passenger side not working

Tiny
BVIVIAN89
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  • 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE
  • 4 CYL
  • TURBO
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
Hi there, car listed above is the Premier Edition it has a headlight out on the passenger side. The headlight is a HILO light and I bought and replaced the bulb and still will not work. I swapped the bulb from the driver side to the passenger side and put the new bulb in the driver side socket and the new bulb lights up fine and old bulb doesn’t work in passenger side socket. I tried jiggling the harness to see if the light would come back on indicating a shirt but no luck. I also checked the fuse panel and no blown fuse. Could this be a connection issue or would I have to replace the whole wire harness?
Thursday, September 12th, 2019 AT 3:52 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Welcome to 2CarPros.

It could be a fuse (I realize you checked) a wiring issue, a bad light socket and so on. First, there is a specific fuse for the right side headlamp. Please confirm it is good and there is power to the circuit. See picture 1 for fuse location.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-car-fuse-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

If the fuse has power on both sides, then check to see if there is power at the light socket. You can use a test light or volt meter to do this. Here are a couple more links you may find helpful:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Do this and let me know the results.

Take care,
Joe
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Thursday, September 12th, 2019 AT 8:30 PM

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