HELP - Right side parking & tail lights do not work
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Re: HELP - Right side parking & tail lights do not work
Did they all go out at the same time?
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Re: HELP - Right side parking & tail lights do not work
Thanks for your reply onehundred80...
Fuses are all good... It seems the problem is the Headlight Switch...
If I turn on only the parking lights (rotate headlight switch counter-clockwise) all of the lights on the left are lit, but none of the lights on the right side.
Checking output of switch shows no voltage at fuse socket #7 (rightside parking lights), and 12+volts on fuse socket #10 (left side parking lights).
However, turning the headlight switch clockwise, so that the headlights and all the lights are on, the the right side parking lamps will light.
I can only conclude that the headlight switch itself is defective and should be replaced since the right side parking lights will not come on when the switch is turned to "parking only.
I had just replaced a burned-out right front parking lamp (and all the front peanut bulbs with LED lamps), You know the drill on that job - disassemble the entire front end, and before buttoning everything up I wanted to see that all the lights were working... I turned the headlight switch to the parking light position and oops, no lights on the right side.
Obtained a circuit diagram on-line and started checking the voltage at the headlight switch... I didn't have to go far after that as explained above.
Thanks for the quick reply. I hope that might help someone who has the same problem.
Donnie
Fuses are all good... It seems the problem is the Headlight Switch...
If I turn on only the parking lights (rotate headlight switch counter-clockwise) all of the lights on the left are lit, but none of the lights on the right side.
Checking output of switch shows no voltage at fuse socket #7 (rightside parking lights), and 12+volts on fuse socket #10 (left side parking lights).
However, turning the headlight switch clockwise, so that the headlights and all the lights are on, the the right side parking lamps will light.
I can only conclude that the headlight switch itself is defective and should be replaced since the right side parking lights will not come on when the switch is turned to "parking only.
I had just replaced a burned-out right front parking lamp (and all the front peanut bulbs with LED lamps), You know the drill on that job - disassemble the entire front end, and before buttoning everything up I wanted to see that all the lights were working... I turned the headlight switch to the parking light position and oops, no lights on the right side.
Obtained a circuit diagram on-line and started checking the voltage at the headlight switch... I didn't have to go far after that as explained above.
Thanks for the quick reply. I hope that might help someone who has the same problem.
Donnie
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Re: HELP - Right side parking & tail lights do not work
Thanks for your reply onehundred80...
Fuses are all good... It seems the problem is the Headlight Switch...
If I turn on only the parking lights (rotate headlight switch counter-clockwise) all of the lights on the left are lit, but none of the lights on the right side.
Checking output of switch shows no voltage at fuse socket #7 (rightside parking lights), and 12+volts on fuse socket #10 (left side parking lights).
However, turning the headlight switch clockwise, so that the headlights and all the lights are on, the the right side parking lamps will light.
I can only conclude that the headlight switch itself is defective and should be replaced since the right side parking lights will not come on when the switch is turned to "parking only.
I had just replaced a burned-out right front parking lamp (and all the front peanut bulbs with LED lamps), You know the drill on that job - disassemble the entire front end, and before buttoning everything up I wanted to see that all the lights were working... I turned the headlight switch to the parking light position and oops, no lights on the right side.
Obtained a circuit diagram on-line and started checking the voltage at the headlight switch... I didn't have to go far after that as explained above.
Thanks for the quick reply. I hope that might help someone who has the same problem.
Donnie
Fuses are all good... It seems the problem is the Headlight Switch...
If I turn on only the parking lights (rotate headlight switch counter-clockwise) all of the lights on the left are lit, but none of the lights on the right side.
Checking output of switch shows no voltage at fuse socket #7 (rightside parking lights), and 12+volts on fuse socket #10 (left side parking lights).
However, turning the headlight switch clockwise, so that the headlights and all the lights are on, the the right side parking lamps will light.
I can only conclude that the headlight switch itself is defective and should be replaced since the right side parking lights will not come on when the switch is turned to "parking only.
I had just replaced a burned-out right front parking lamp (and all the front peanut bulbs with LED lamps), You know the drill on that job - disassemble the entire front end, and before buttoning everything up I wanted to see that all the lights were working... I turned the headlight switch to the parking light position and oops, no lights on the right side.
Obtained a circuit diagram on-line and started checking the voltage at the headlight switch... I didn't have to go far after that as explained above.
Thanks for the quick reply. I hope that might help someone who has the same problem.
Donnie
Mine is first position - passenger side and second position for the driver side.
But maybe I have misunderstood you.
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Re: HELP - Right side parking & tail lights do not work
Its amazing what you can learn about your car if you read the owners manual
Last edited by James1549; 12-17-2012 at 12:11 AM.
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