Problems in my rear and front !
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Problems in my rear and front !
Not my rear
My car , the back left tail light does not work , none of the lights , the front right parking light is out , and the front left blinker does not work . My rear blinker does not work either . I only have my back left tail light thats working right . . I checked all the fuses under my dash , they area all good , is there anymore under the hood ? What else could this be ? 
Oh yeah , I've changed all the bulbs in the back tail light . I think all this may be linked . Because all this just to stop working at once and the back left tail lights still dont work after changing the bulbs today .
My car , the back left tail light does not work , none of the lights , the front right parking light is out , and the front left blinker does not work . My rear blinker does not work either . I only have my back left tail light thats working right . . I checked all the fuses under my dash , they area all good , is there anymore under the hood ? What else could this be ? 
Oh yeah , I've changed all the bulbs in the back tail light . I think all this may be linked . Because all this just to stop working at once and the back left tail lights still dont work after changing the bulbs today .
Last edited by WaynesRS; Jun 9, 2002 at 07:15 PM.
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thanx hunter ! ....If it is a circuit problem , could I fix this myself . Excuse me for my ignorace but exactly what is a circuit problem , Im totally dumb with this electrical stuff
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Ok I just checked it . This car is crazy !!! lol ok here is the deal
1.My front left parking light does not work , but it works when I put the hazards on (it flashes like normal )
2. The left side blinker , when I turn it on does not work in back and the parking light in front just stays on , and it stays on in the car instead of ticking and flashing in the car .
NOW , my front blinker and parking light , may just be the bulbs , once I had a parking light bulb out , it would work at night , but the blinker would just stay on , changed the bulb then the blinker started working . Same thing with my right parking light , it maybe the bulb , but with the back right tail light , it has all new bulbs and its not working
I just went back out to check it out , I turned my headlights on . Only one light in my right tail light worked (the outer one) This is the side with all new bulbs. The left side worked just fine as usual .
1.My front left parking light does not work , but it works when I put the hazards on (it flashes like normal )
2. The left side blinker , when I turn it on does not work in back and the parking light in front just stays on , and it stays on in the car instead of ticking and flashing in the car .
NOW , my front blinker and parking light , may just be the bulbs , once I had a parking light bulb out , it would work at night , but the blinker would just stay on , changed the bulb then the blinker started working . Same thing with my right parking light , it maybe the bulb , but with the back right tail light , it has all new bulbs and its not working

I just went back out to check it out , I turned my headlights on . Only one light in my right tail light worked (the outer one) This is the side with all new bulbs. The left side worked just fine as usual .
Last edited by WaynesRS; Jun 9, 2002 at 09:18 PM.
Wayne,
Lots of work, but here's what ya do...
Find the good working bulb spot.
Get all the old bulbs, test them in that light socket.
Find the ones that work!
Next, back to the sockets that don't work.
Use a test light, anything to find reason for failure.
I THINK
you messed up the sockets some how...
ALSO wires to bulb sockets may be fragile...
Lots of work, but here's what ya do...
Find the good working bulb spot.
Get all the old bulbs, test them in that light socket.
Find the ones that work!
Next, back to the sockets that don't work.
Use a test light, anything to find reason for failure.
I THINK
you messed up the sockets some how...
ALSO wires to bulb sockets may be fragile...
If the hazards work its a bulb problem. Cars do funky things when bulbs no work.
The point of turning on the hazards is to see if they light. If they do then the circuit is basically good. even if they come on and stay lit. Then you go to the bulbs that are steady lit and replace them.
The point of turning on the hazards is to see if they light. If they do then the circuit is basically good. even if they come on and stay lit. Then you go to the bulbs that are steady lit and replace them.
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What this can all come down to
is replacing the turn signal unit in the steering column.
Really.
Been there.
Have to do my Wife's 1968 Camaro
Have to do my 1974 Corvette.
Lights doing funky things.
Been confirmed by the best.
Like the engineers who designed the stuff at a Corvette Show I entered my car in. In front of my Wife, so she can't toss in her "deducing talents
".
You will end up rebuilding the steering column at the same time, as the steering wheel is removed and the steering column lock is removed, too.
Really, check your lights, tug at wires in back of sockets, CLEAN everything.
But it may come down to this.
I have to do two cars for the very same reason.
The lighting system is designed this way.
WHEN IT FAILS, this is what CAN happen.
Or blow fuses, as is my instance, also.
is replacing the turn signal unit in the steering column.
Really.
Been there.
Have to do my Wife's 1968 Camaro
Have to do my 1974 Corvette.
Lights doing funky things.
Been confirmed by the best.
Like the engineers who designed the stuff at a Corvette Show I entered my car in. In front of my Wife, so she can't toss in her "deducing talents
".You will end up rebuilding the steering column at the same time, as the steering wheel is removed and the steering column lock is removed, too.
Really, check your lights, tug at wires in back of sockets, CLEAN everything.
But it may come down to this.
I have to do two cars for the very same reason.
The lighting system is designed this way.
WHEN IT FAILS, this is what CAN happen.
Or blow fuses, as is my instance, also.
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Make sure that you didn't install a single filament bulb into a dual-filament bulb socket. (I.E., a "reverse light" bulb going into a "blinker/taillight" bulb socket). That'll cross the two circuits against each other. Ever see someone have blinkers that light up the whole back of the car? Or, someone have lights, but when they press on their brake pedal, all their rear lights go out?
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