Ke55 Brake Lights Wont Light Up

[Garagedefend]

hey all, my ke55's brake lights,reverse lights and hazard lights were working fine this morning however i noticed now that they don't work. When I turn on the park lights the tail lights work. When I indicate to one corner they work. however when I go into reverse, step on the brake pedal and turn my hazard on, none of them work. I also noticed that my front park lights have died. I had a look under the dash and all the fuses are intact. I had a look and in the engine compartment theres a fuse that has a wire going to the horn. Just one fuse. The fuse on that is blown ( I didnt notice if it was okay before)

 

you guys rekon that one fuse can be causing all this? will try and change it later and if it doesnt work I'm pretty much stumped.

 

 

cliffs:

when I step on the brake pedal the lights don't work

when I turn the park lights and headlights on the rear brake park lamp turns on with the headlights however the brake lights (when pedal is stepped on) and the front park lights remain off

when I indicate to either left or right, the front and rear indicator works. However when I turn my hazards on, none of them work

when I put it in reverse the reverse light doesnt come up.

 

 

halp me pls lol Thanks! :lolcry:

Edited February 25, 2009 by Garagedefend

[SLW42]

maybe check your bulbs and then replace that fuse and see if it blows when you turn them all on again :lolcry:

 

other than that maybe there is a wire that is earthing somewhere along the track other than that i can't help ya

[Garagedefend]

I'm guessing. First thing I'm gonna try and check is the fuse. Cause if it was just the brake lights that turned off I would be suspicious of it. But since the park lights and reverse lights as well as my hazards died. It might be a fuse. IIRC in most cars there are all connected together to one fuse line. hope that works!

 

 

thanks man!

 

 

 

and if neither work I will have to try and find out if its earthing. It was all fine till this morning :lolcry:

Edited February 25, 2009 by Garagedefend

[SLW42]

yeah man i know the feeling my celica did that to me, i had indicators and what not then they stopped working and all i had when i pulled the switch for the hazards was a right indicator light which stayed on solid, so that may also be a thing to check is the hazard switch itself aswell, maybe just throwing ideas around :lolcry: hope it you fins the problem

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

buy yourself a test light $5.00 from a auto parts store, test power to globe holders, test earths to globe bases etc.

[Garagedefend]

Forgot to mention my horn died too.

 

Replaced fuse today, cleaned sockets with bristle and the rear brake lights work now when I step on the pedal. The reverse lights work too. AND the hazards work. However now the rear brake lights don't turn on when I turn the park lights on. I checked the bulb and the filament is still on and connected. however seems a bit bubbly on the sides so might have already burnt out. Will just buy bulbs later on and hope thats the last of my problems. My front parkers don't work still as well. may need a bulb as I found for some reason I've got double contacts on mine. lol the low light is burnt out so thats probably it

[Garagedefend]

Problem fixed :lolcry:

 

jiggled wires, cleaned housings/fuse holders and replaced busted fuse. All is well again :)

[drc_ke20]

Problem fixed :y:

 

jiggled wires, cleaned housings/fuse holders and replaced busted fuse. All is well again :)

 

you saved $$$$ with self diagnosis and repair instead of sending an auto electrician to find and fix the problem,well done :dance: