Change tail lamp assembly 1997 Ford Windstar van

It means you need air in the tire., have A great trip.

Open the rear deck. There are two phillip head screws holding the tail light assembly, located just inside the rear deck jam. remove them, then gently remove the TL assy. The sockets twist out CC. Then you can replace the bulb. Look at the socket to see if it is black ( burned ). Common on the WS. Hope this helps. TJ

I had similar symptoms - rapid flashing of directional when headlights on and brake depressed when making a left turn, both directional indicators in dash light dimly when brake depressed, "Check Traction Control System" indicator On even with ATC turned Off and "strange" indications in tail lights.

Check the pins in the connector at the Lamp Holder Assembly for your Rt. Tail Light for arcing and corrosion. (The female pin is in the vehicle harness connector and the male is part of the Lamp Holder Assembly.) If found, because the male connector is part of the Lamp Holder Assembly, you'll have to replace the Lamp Holder Assembly and the harness section coming in from the vehicle containing the female connector.

I just repaired this problem in the left tail light on my '01 van with a part from a '99 van I found at a local salvage yard.

A VERY common Ford issue, is grounding. a ground may look clean, but it is too dirty to allow function. find your grounds and give them a scrub with a scotch brite pad they should be nearby to the bulb, normally they rear lights all combine into one

remove the trunk trim covering the tail lamp retainiing bolts .... remove bolts, remove tail lamp lens assembly...advise replace ALL the bulbs since your there, reverse steps to reinstall....not to tuff to do...hope this helps you...GL

If there is white smoke coming out of tail pipe, the head gasket is blown. needs to be replaced.

Did you replace the bulbs with dual element bulbs this could be the problem

could be the socket where you put the bulb or the wire that goes to the socket. there could be no power going to the wire.

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Yes, you can replace just the bulb. Remove the light assembly and you can get to the bulbs on the back side.

Have you tried an Auto Wrecker?
Have you tried an autoparts store?
This should NOT be a difficult item to find. WALMART probable has them.