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are the filaments VERY close to touching? If you swap sides with the bulbs, does the problem follow the bulb?
Brake Lights...Help!
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So I recently was informed that my right brake light is not operating properly. The running light comes on, but when I apply the brakes the light on the right side shuts off completely. I checked the dual filiment bulb, and both filiments are intact.
Now here's the really weird part, when the engine is off (AC off) and I apply the brake, IT WORKS! :gasp:
I'm not great with diagnosing electrical issues, could it be the brake light switch? I have checked all fuses associated with the rear lights and they are all intact. Any help would be great!
1999 Impreza Outback Sport
Now here's the really weird part, when the engine is off (AC off) and I apply the brake, IT WORKS! :gasp:
I'm not great with diagnosing electrical issues, could it be the brake light switch? I have checked all fuses associated with the rear lights and they are all intact. Any help would be great!
1999 Impreza Outback Sport
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No, I replaced the bulb already, and like I said the brakes light up when the engine is turned off.
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perhaps there's some debris in the bulb's socket. The 2 contacts might be shorted or ?
Sounds like early to mid '60s full size Chevy 'winky tail/brake light syndrome'; caused on those by corrosion in the lamp socket(s), which were two-piece. I generally start on the ground side, checking for voltage drops at the grounds, when weirdness such as this rears its head.
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