How do I replace a burnt out tailight - 1996 Toyota Avalon

there is a tailight fuse that may be burnt out.if its okay then you may have bulbs that need replacing.check for power at the sockets and check for grounds for the sockets to make sure they are working.if you have no ground then you can supply a good ground to see if it fixes the problem,if so then find the ground wire that supplies the tailights and check it to find were the problem is and fix the problem.the same with the power wire for the tailights which should be a brown colored wire,

either there is another bulb, look at all of them, is burnt or, a wire/connection is either broken or damaged. if that is all good, replace the flasher relay, it controls the timing while flashing

Hi you probably have a faulty bulb but it hasnt blown yet check for blackning of the bulb glass
or even that you have the correct wattage of bulb its embossed on the side of the metal part of the bulb ,also check for any water seepage into the lamp unit or wiring that might cause corrosion
the bulb warning selfcheck system sends a control voltage through the lighting circuit on your car any high resistance in the circuit like a faulty bulb will put the warning light on the dash on to let you know theres a fault

it's gotta be burnt out bulbs , because they are on the same circut as the high mount light.

you should be able to remove the taillight lens. open your trunk,you may have to pull back the carpet covering the taillight retainer nuts.There should be 3 or 4 retainer nuts,these will either be a plastic wing nut style,or metal nut. remove all of them and gently pull on the lens,it should come out with very little resistance.the bulb fixtures will generally turn counterclockwise. replace burnt bulbs and replace the lens. hope this helps. Dale

Open your trunk or hatch,you may have to pull back the carpet that will cover the tailight lens mounts on the inside.There are 3-or 4 plastic wing nut style nuts behind the light in the trunk. remove these,and pull the lens out from the outside. the lighs will turn usually counter clockwise. replace burnt bulbs. replace the lens,and refasten the nuts carefully.

tailight cover unbolts from the inside 4 nuts behind the light

i think you'll find with a test light at the tail light connector,that the you do have power but the problem is the unit that holds the bulbs and is a printed circuit is bad

clean the connectors on the tailights.
also clean the tailights " connectors as well.
look for burnt parts if none clean them real well and while lights on move the connector to see if it's loose.either way one of those two things should fix your problem.

i just fixed this problem the wires burnt up under the dash by steering column .repaired wires wich wasn't easy.then replaced turn mutifunction switch .the steering wheel has to come off