Why did Fiats headlights stop working?
Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Dear Tom and Ray: I thought I would offer to be the butt of your jokes by asking about my Fiat Spider. I know one of you guys owns one. I was towing the car a long distance, and as night fell, I stopped and turned on the Spider’s parking lights so drivers behind me would see it. The parking lights were on for about three hours while the car was being towed. The day after the trip, I noticed that the headlights would not come on. Since then, both the windshield wipers and the heater fan have stopped working. When I try to turn on these items, all I get is a loud click from the area where the relays live, and the battery light comes on. Help! – Sam TOM: And what seems to be the problem here, Sam? RAY: As you can now tell, Sam, my brother is the one who owns a Fiat. TOM: We’re assuming that the car still starts and runs normally. For a Fiat. So that eliminates the battery or a bad battery connection. RAY: And, obviously, you should check the fuses – not
