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Jul 15, 2006 | 03:57 PM

Clean98EX

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Tail Bulb Prob

Well we went to the movies last night and i realized that my brake lights were not working...but the running lights were! any ideas why this would be? Fuse?

Jul 15, 2006 | 04:45 PM

Chimera02EX

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RE: Tail Bulb Prob

More likely bulb burnout. Change the bulbs and see if that helps, if not then it's a wiring problem <-- difficult and time consuming.

Jul 15, 2006 | 05:00 PM

Clean98EX

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ok i will check the bulbs and wiring later...hopefully when it cools off...i live in central minnesota and supposed to be 101 degrees today with florida like humidity...yuck!

Jul 16, 2006 | 07:22 AM

land9

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when you replace the bulbs, check to see that the brake light bulbs aren't staying on constantly (faulty switch @ pedal) - burns out the bulbs in the first place

Jul 16, 2006 | 09:50 AM

Fiirkan

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RE: Tail Bulb Prob

Were your rear tail lights on when you turn the lights on? if they were then it may be a faulty brake switch behind the brake peddle

Jul 16, 2006 | 08:36 PM

fglaustin

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you can take a bulb and take an ohmmeter to see if it is good.
saves the time of going and buying one only to find out that it is not the problem.

Dec 13, 2006 | 06:33 PM

codymiles1999

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RE: Tail Bulb Prob

I had this exact same problem and it was just the bulb. Make sure when you check the bulb to look at it in bright light cause it can be pretty difficult to determine in the dark.