This 1995 Chevrolet S10 pickup came in with the complaint that rear lights were not working properly. The park lights would work but as soon as the turn signals or stoplights were turned on all of the rear lights would go out. I had a pretty good idea that there was faulty ground issue and … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet S10 Erratic Stop , Tail and Turn Signal Lights”
This 1994 Chevrolet K1500 pickup came in with the very unusual complaint that the stoplights would not work with the ignition on. I checked the brake light operation and sure enough the stoplights worked with the key off but as soon as the key was turned on they stopped. I did notice that the CHMSL … Continue reading “1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup, Stoplights Will Not Work With The Ignition On”
This 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint the the right rear turn signal and stoplight did not work sometimes. The bulb had already been changed. To access the bulb the light assembly has to be removed from the vehicle. The trunk liner is held in place by several plastic wing nuts. After the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Right Rear Turn Signal & Stoplight Not Working”
This 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in withe the complaint that the right rear turn signal was working some of the time. The customer had already replaced the bulb and stated that it seemed to work okay for a few days. The tail light assembly is attached to the vehicle by four plastic nuts with brass … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala, Rear Turn Signal Erratic, Not Working”
This 2004 Volvo XC90 came in with multiple complaints and I was just about to call it done after fixing the lower stoplights when I noticed something about the light bulbs in the clear portion of the tail light assemblies. On the driver’s side the outer bulb is amber in color (turn signal) and the … Continue reading “2004 Volvo XC90, Changing The Lower Tail Light Bulbs”
This 2004 Volvo XC90 came in with multiple problems and this one was that the lower stopllights do not work. The upper CHMSL works. Of course the problem cold have been that both lower bulbs were blown but I had checked one side when I had the light assembly off for another reason. Since the … Continue reading “2004 Volvo XC90, Lower Stoplights Do Not Work”
This 2004 Volkswagon Beetle came in with the complaint that the stoplights are not very bright and when the park lights are on the lights they go out completely. This is a classic faulty ground condition and not a big deal to repair. Other than trying to figure out how to remove the tail light … Continue reading “2004 Volkswagon Beetle, Stop Lights Work Erratically”
This 2001 Cadillac Deville came in with multiple complaints with the rear lighting. I will try to describe as much as possible. With the trunk open the license plate and trunk lights would glow. If the park lights were turned on the two previously mentioned lights would go out. If you click on the picture … Continue reading “2001 Cadillac DeVille, Multiple Rear Lighting Problems”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that the two lower stoplights did not work. The CHMSL (Center High Mounted Stop Light) does work. I installed my pedal pusher between the brake pedal and the front edge of the seat. I went to the fuse box under the driver’s side, rear seat and … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer No Stoplights”
This 1995 Toyota Camry came in with the complaint that the tail lights do not work. I have fixed many of these over the years. Sometimes it is the tail lights and some times the problem is the stoplights do not work. You can see in the picture below that the small marker light is … Continue reading “1995 Toyota Camry, No Tail or Stop Lights”