Q: Driver headlight out but turns on when I tap it
Usually when I start the engine after it has been turned off, the driver side headlight will not turn on (5% of the time it does). If it doesn't, I give it a tap and it turns on. Tapping it again multiple times does not turn it back off and neither does driving on speed bumps or bumpy roads turn it off.
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