What causes tail light to go out but bulb is OK?
I checked the bulb, and it’s not blown. Swapped it out for a new one, and it still doesn’t work. All the other lights are good. Contacts seem reasonably clean. What could cause that? There can’t be a fuse to one bulb, right? Do the plastic bulb mounting brackets for the tail lights just fail? I’m not sure where to start in trying to fix this.
What kind of bulbs are used in tail lights?
Many new cars these days, especially the more expensive cars, use LED bulbs almost exclusively instead of traditional incandescent bulbs. But my car is just old enough, and just inexpensive enough, that all of the tail lights, brake lights, turn signal lights,…
When do the tail lights and brake lights come on?
The taillights come on when your headlights are on or your parking brake is engaged. The brake lights turn on when you apply pressure on the brakes. In most automobiles, the taillights are red while the brake lights are a brighter, more luminous red. The rear lights are controlled by the same switch as the headlights.
Is it dangerous to have a broken tail light?
As we all know, tail lights are quite important and crucial on any vehicle. So, driving with broken tail lights is very dangerous. Actually, people find out about their tail light problem when the police officer pulls them over. This is because the tail light malfunction is not that easy to spot.
I checked the bulb, and it’s not blown. Swapped it out for a new one, and it still doesn’t work. All the other lights are good. Contacts seem reasonably clean. What could cause that? There can’t be a fuse to one bulb, right? Do the plastic bulb mounting brackets for the tail lights just fail? I’m not sure where to start in trying to fix this.
When to replace the tail lamp bulb in your car?
As noted above, once per week, take a few minutes during your day or evening to check if all brake lights are working. If the parking lights work (meaning the rear lights that turn on when the headlights are active), but when pressing the brake light the light does not work, have the tail lamp bulb replaced.
Many new cars these days, especially the more expensive cars, use LED bulbs almost exclusively instead of traditional incandescent bulbs. But my car is just old enough, and just inexpensive enough, that all of the tail lights, brake lights, turn signal lights,…
As we all know, tail lights are quite important and crucial on any vehicle. So, driving with broken tail lights is very dangerous. Actually, people find out about their tail light problem when the police officer pulls them over. This is because the tail light malfunction is not that easy to spot.