Author Topic: help with brake light out (Read 2659 times)

nofear3544 · « **on:** January 14, 2010, 06:46:25 PM »

the bulb works fine when the head lights are on but when the brake is applied only the drivers side light goes out. all of the other brake lights work fine. I tried moving things around and I noticed that there was water that collected in the lens itself. could something have shorted out? im not sure what would cause this problem. could the cover that holds the bulbs be bad?

Wizard · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2010, 06:55:58 PM »

Sound like a short to me...Check for cracks in the lenses and the rubber seal on the tail itself...

DesktopDave · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2010, 07:00:54 PM »

Corrosion in the socket? That's a two-way bulb, isn't it?

I had the same trouble with turn signals...mine was a corroded socket too, behind the front bumper.

nofear3544 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2010, 02:50:00 PM »

turns out to be a faulty bulb. the bulb was brand new but i guess broken on the inside. i tried another bulb and it worked fine.. btw its a one way bulb.

DesktopDave · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:01:43 PM »

I'll still bet on a corroded socket. Keep an eye on it; I did the same thing on mine. The tail light seal leaks, trunk gasket loosens or the body seam rusts & lets water down into the light. Putting a new bulb in will sometimes remove enough corrosion to make it work.