weird elecrtical problems after accident.

[JayB98GST]

Ok, so last week I sort of clipped the back end of a car with the front end of mine. I smashed my passenger side fender, headlight housing, and corner of the bumper. Now, my a/c doesn't work (the compressor and fans do come on), when I turn on my high beams... the low beams stay on with it, and now the factory alarm will randomly go off by itself. I've already gotten all the cosmetic damaged fixed, but can't figure out whats causing these electrical problems. Has anyone else experienced this before? Thanks.

 

[92awddsm]

Ok, so last week I sort of clipped the back end of a car with the front end of mine. I smashed my passenger side fender, headlight housing, and corner of the bumper. Now, my a/c doesn't work (the compressor and fans do come on), when I turn on my high beams... the low beams stay on with it, and now the factory alarm will randomly go off by itself. I've already gotten all the cosmetic damaged fixed, but can't figure out whats causing these electrical problems. Has anyone else experienced this before? Thanks.

If the ac doesnt blow cold, you probably cracked or broke the line that comes from the ac condenser and goes through the radiator support. This can be found behind the bumper right below the headlight.

The headlight problem is probably caused from the wiring being shorted out in the same area.

As for the alarm, check the hood switch and see if it needs to be adjusted. It or the hood might have been tweaked slightly from the accident and not opening the circuit completely when the hood is closed. It could be randomly going off just from a gust of wind rasing the hood ever so slightly causing the alarm to be tripped from the switch.