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When turning the light switch on for parking lights, the rear taillights will come on, but the front parking lights will not. When the light switch it turned all the way on, the headlights will come on, but the taillights won't work. Has anybody seen this before? Could it be a bad switch for the lights?
I got pulled over by a cop for not having tail lights on on New Year's Eve 2008!! Thank god,.. he didnt write me a ticket.. I didnt know they were out! Anyway, when I start a car with remote starter and start driving, all tail lights stay on for a couple minutes, and all of them turns off... Since they all turn on at start, I dont think its not fuse, or light bulb issue.. If I try to start a car with a key (without remote start) tail lights dont turn on at all. I just bought this car last year in December 2007, brand new. Its Honda Civic Coupe 2008 model.. Has this happen to anyone??? I've never been in accident before with that car.... help?? anyone??
That is a funny one. The car should be under warrant. Take it to the nearest Honda dealer and let them sort it out under warrant.
Sorry thats all I can think of.That is a funny one. The car should be under warrant. Take it to the nearest Honda dealer and let them sort it out under warrant. Sorry thats all I can think of.
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Did you check and ground, anywhere? Usually the front and rear park lamps are the same. Do the front park lamp works? The circuit usually goes hot when you turn on the head lamp switch. Did you check applicable fuses for voltage? Use a test lite to check voltage.
If front park lamps work, I don't think it is the fuse, probably the wiring circuit going to the rear.
Ahh. This is an easy one. The most common cause of problems like this is a failed lamp (bulb). The lamps in most cars are dual-filament lamps. One filament (the dimmer one) is for taillights or front marker lights. The other (the brighter one) is used for brake lights and turn signals.
Sometimes when a bulb fails, one of the filaments breaks and the broken fragment touches the other filament. This connects the light circuit to the brake/turn-signal circuit and you get strange effects like the one you describe.
Fixing this is easy,
Turn on the parking lights. Walk around the car and look for the light (front and rear) that's not on. Replace that defective lamp.
If that doesn't work, turn off the parking lights and turn on the 4-way flashers. Walk around the car and look for the one that's not flashing. Replace that defective lamp.
Most American cars are designed to turn off front park lights when you turn on head lamps but not rear tail lights. Your tail lights are wired to park lights. Trace wires back to switch and connect correctly.
The front park lights work correct? If the front park lights work than there is not a problem with the light switch since the brown wire from the switch supplies power to the front park lights, front side markers, and the rear taillights. There should be twelve volts on the brown wire from the headlight switch with the connector plugged in and the park lights turned on. If this is true that there is a problem with the wiring to the back of the vehicle. A thorough inspection of the harness should reveal the problem.
The dim break and blinkers support the above. High resistance also know as corrosion, in the wires or connections would cause this problem.
Your turn signal lights and brake lights are the same lights . Question : do the front parking lights work ? The front and rear running lights or parking lights are all on the same circuit and fuse . If the front lights work , and the rear lights don't , make sure the bulbs are good first . If OK , I would suspect the problem is either a bad ground in the rear taillight wiring harness or a bad connection in the rear taillight connector Itself .
If both the taillights are out, it's most likely a fuse. Locate the fusebox and replace the fuse that handles them. If it blows again, you have a short in the wiring.
the rear bulbs have 2 coils in them (1 for brake light and 1 for taillights) You need to replace them with new ones. This will solve the prob. Good luck
That is a funny one. The car should be under warrant. Take it to the nearest Honda dealer and let them sort it out under warrant.
Sorry thats all I can think of.
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