Passanger side Brake light and center brake light will not come come on when brake is pressed (driver side works fine). What can be causing this? The fuses are good, I believe it is grouned fine. why is it both those lights? are they in series?
I definitely went for the basics first. However, I ended up resolving the issue by re-routing the brake lead from the left side to the center (1) and left (2) brake lights. When I initially did this, I got power to the left side but not the center. furthered my confusion. So I did some deeper digging. Going into the center rear body (near the center light) with a wire hanger, I found an un-plugged wire connection leading to the center. This restored power to to the center light. The best I can figure is that the the center light had lost both power and ground due to this connection be unplugged. (so running power only didn't resolve it, as it still wasn't grounded.) The hot continues from the center light to the left side, but is grounded off a separate source wire. Therefore, running new power (which was interrupted due to the unplug at center) "fixed" the problem on the rear rt. side. Once the center power was re-established with the connected ground within the pigtail, I restored power to the lead light and was able to properly patch it all together. Without going through the logic process of in line-circuitry, I would have never found the "missing connection." There are a couple of wire couplings underneath there that I thought I had already investigated.
How it became "unplugged" I will never know. ?
Hope this eventually helps someone else...
I definitely went for the basics first. However, I ended up resolving the issue by re-routing the brake lead from the left side to the center (1) and left (2) brake lights. When I initially did this, I got power to the left side but not the center. furthered my confusion. So I did some deeper digging. Going into the center rear body (near the center light) with a wire hanger, I found an un-plugged wire connection leading to the center. This restored power to to the center light. The best I can figure is that the the center light had lost both power and ground due to this connection be unplugged. (so running power only didn't resolve it, as it still wasn't grounded.) The hot continues from the center light to the left side, but is grounded off a separate source wire. Therefore, running new power (which was interrupted due to the unplug at center) "fixed" the problem on the rear rt. side. Once the center power was re-established with the connected ground within the pigtail, I restored power to the lead light and was able to properly patch it all together. Without going through the logic process of in line-circuitry, I would have never found the "missing connection." There are a couple of wire couplings underneath there that I thought I had already investigated.
How it became "unplugged" I will never know. ?
Hope this eventually helps someone else...
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POSSIBLE DAMMAGED MOTOR!!!!!!!THE ECU SENDS THE CONTROL BUT MOTOR DOES NOT WORK.IF U ARE LUCKY ENOUGH U MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK.FIRST PUT KEY IN POCKET.THEN OPEN HOOD.OPEN BATTERY COVER IF ANY.USE THE SUPPLIED 10-13 KEY U WILL FIND AT THE CARS TOOLBOX AT THE TRUNK.UNSCREW THE NEGATIVE POLE OF THE BATTERY AND TAKE IT OUT.LEAVE FOR AT LEAST 3 MINUTES AND THEN REPLACE AND TIGHTEN NOT TO FIRM CAUSE THE BOLTS SNAP!!!GO INSIDE THE CAR AND START THE ENGINE.BUCLE UP PRESS THE AUTO HOLD BUTTON AND START MOVING . 8 OUT OF 10 CARS RELEASE THE BRAKE.IF YOUR CAR WONT MOVE THEN CALL TRIPLE AID AND TO THE WORK SHOP IMEDIATELLY!!!!AN AUTHORISED DEALER PREFERABLY!!!
The dash and tail lights are on two different circuits, and the brake and turn signals are on different circuits, so at least 4 circuits total.
I would start at the headlight switch and check for power on the first two issues.
Dude you need to do a circuit test to check for power at the bulb socket with someone pressing on the brake pedal, or use a short stick wedged against the drivers seat.
Have you had a towbar fitted recently, these are a constant source of faulty connections !
Any idea's ? Yes , learn how these system's work ! Looking at wiring diagram's to see what all is involved in the electrical circuit's for the brake & turn signal lamps . Plus learning how to test electrical circuit's with a DVOM - digital volt ohm meter . Electric Testing Techniques You Need to Know
Testing is how to find this problem , not going by someone guessing who has not even looked at the vehicle ! Free wiring diagram's here http://www.bbbind.com/free_tsb.html Enter vehicle info. year , make , model an engine size . Under system click on lighting ,then under subsystem click on stop lamp or turn signals . Take your DVOM an at the rear right stop lamp bulb test for B+ voltage , check ground side . See which side of the circuit has the problem . Mastering Voltage Drop Testing with Pete Meier and Jerry Truglia
The light assembly is grounded to the body through the mounting screws. It sounds as though it is a bad ground. You could run a ground wire to a bolt on the frame from a mounting screw to check for aground problem.
First: press the brake and be sure that both sides light up. If one side does not, turn your attention to it. Remove the taillamp assembly from the suspect side and disconnect it. Unscrew the socket / circuit board and dismount it from the reflector. Take out the bulbs and examine the sockets, looking for melted / toasted / warped sockets. If they are bad, don't even bother trying new bulbs or attempting a repair; go to the parts store and get a new socket / circuit board assembly. Last I looked they cost about $25 apiece.
Replace the turn signal switch. The 2 lower brake lights run through this swith but the upper one does not. Let me know if you have any questions. Its not a hard oub if you are fairly mechanical. I expensive to have a dealer do. The part new is about $65.00.
I definitely went for the basics first. However, I ended up resolving the issue by re-routing the brake lead from the left side to the center (1) and left (2) brake lights. When I initially did this, I got power to the left side but not the center. furthered my confusion. So I did some deeper digging. Going into the center rear body (near the center light) with a wire hanger, I found an un-plugged wire connection leading to the center. This restored power to to the center light. The best I can figure is that the the center light had lost both power and ground due to this connection be unplugged. (so running power only didn't resolve it, as it still wasn't grounded.) The hot continues from the center light to the left side, but is grounded off a separate source wire. Therefore, running new power (which was interrupted due to the unplug at center) "fixed" the problem on the rear rt. side. Once the center power was re-established with the connected ground within the pigtail, I restored power to the lead light and was able to properly patch it all together. Without going through the logic process of in line-circuitry, I would have never found the "missing connection." There are a couple of wire couplings underneath there that I thought I had already investigated.
How it became "unplugged" I will never know. ?
Hope this eventually helps someone else...
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