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Old Jul 11, 2018 | 02:05 PM
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Strange brake light issue

I have a 86 Trans Am and just noticed that the right brake light and right rear turn signal are out ONLY when the headlights are on. I replaced the bulbs as at first I did not realize they worked without the headlights on. The left brake light and turn signal work ok. I just noticed this before heading back to college for finish the summer term, so I have not begun to look at wiring. I hope that someone had a similar issue and could give me a head start on the problem. Thanks.
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Old Jul 17, 2018 | 04:32 PM
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Does your car have a digital dash?

Till you answer the above, check all bulbs to make sure they are NOT LED’s, and installed correctly.

A common mistake is people installing 2 filament bulbs 180° rotated.

Some crazy symptoms have been reported doing that.


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Old Jul 18, 2018 | 07:12 AM
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Re: Strange brake light issue

Yep, it has the digital dash. Personally I would have perferred an analog one, but that is what this Bird has.
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Old Jul 18, 2018 | 07:14 AM
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Re: Strange brake light issue

Also, regular bulbs, that I believe are insstalled correctly.
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 04:39 PM
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Brake Dance

1►Did you recently buy the car?

2►Have you ever seen these lights working correctly on this car?


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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 04:57 PM
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Re: Strange brake light issue

having the wrong bulb in the turn signal can do it as well make sure you have 1156 bulbs and check the grounds.
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 05:10 PM
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Re: Brake Dance

1. Bought the car in April of this year.
2. I had checked the lights back then and all seemed fine.

The dash's diagnostics is what advised me the lights were out.

Thanks.
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 05:24 PM
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Re: Strange brake light issue

When I got the dash message, I bought and replaced the 1156 bulbs. Will check the grounds.

Thanks.
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Old Aug 6, 2018 | 02:32 PM
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Re: Strange brake light issue

Just replaced the left most socket, 2 wires, on the right side. It had a small crack that allowed the bulb to move a bit. That appears to have taken care of the issue. Thanks for all of your replies.
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