Hi.
I'm trying to get my GN back on the road again. I doing a pre-state-inspection check and everything seems to be good EXCEPT for one annoying issue.
==>The rear taillights/parking lamps do not light.<==
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Turn signals work (front and rear).
Headlights work (high-beams as well)
Hazzards work (front and rear).
Brake lights work.
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Parking lamps (front headlamp bezel lamps and lower front bumper lamps) go on with either the switch setting in the parking light position or fully on with the switch in the headlamp position (this leads me to believe the switch is good or I wouldn't have front parking lamps either?)...
==>but the rear lights do not light up (neither the little middle lamps nor the larger brake lamps) with the switch in either position.
-- the tail lamp fuse is good (I think there is only one 20A for this?).
--I tested both little bulbs in the rear and both are good
-- I made sure the grounding screw in the driver's side rear trunk area is good.
--I get 12V on the brown wire in the trunk harness when the parking switch is turned on (I think this is the parking lamp voltage wire). I get no voltage when the switch is off.
-- the rear lamp connectors in the trunk look clean .
--
--With the switch off, I tested one terminal in the small bulb socket and it has continuity to ground and other continuity with the brown wire.
==>but when the parking lamp switch is turned, on BOTH sides of the small lamp bulb connector read 12V.
--I tried "forcing a ground" to the one side of the socket with the switch on, but that didn't work either.
--
I can't find my service manuals with the wiring diagrams, so I'm at a bit of a stand-still.
My car is scheduled for inspection on Wed, so I need to figure this out and I'm not sure what to do next.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thx
I'm trying to get my GN back on the road again. I doing a pre-state-inspection check and everything seems to be good EXCEPT for one annoying issue.
==>The rear taillights/parking lamps do not light.<==
--
Turn signals work (front and rear).
Headlights work (high-beams as well)
Hazzards work (front and rear).
Brake lights work.
--
Parking lamps (front headlamp bezel lamps and lower front bumper lamps) go on with either the switch setting in the parking light position or fully on with the switch in the headlamp position (this leads me to believe the switch is good or I wouldn't have front parking lamps either?)...
==>but the rear lights do not light up (neither the little middle lamps nor the larger brake lamps) with the switch in either position.
-- the tail lamp fuse is good (I think there is only one 20A for this?).
--I tested both little bulbs in the rear and both are good
-- I made sure the grounding screw in the driver's side rear trunk area is good.
--I get 12V on the brown wire in the trunk harness when the parking switch is turned on (I think this is the parking lamp voltage wire). I get no voltage when the switch is off.
-- the rear lamp connectors in the trunk look clean .
--
--With the switch off, I tested one terminal in the small bulb socket and it has continuity to ground and other continuity with the brown wire.
==>but when the parking lamp switch is turned, on BOTH sides of the small lamp bulb connector read 12V.
--I tried "forcing a ground" to the one side of the socket with the switch on, but that didn't work either.
--
I can't find my service manuals with the wiring diagrams, so I'm at a bit of a stand-still.
My car is scheduled for inspection on Wed, so I need to figure this out and I'm not sure what to do next.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thx