Odd Rear Light Fault

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Had an oddd fault start yesterday. Went shopping, got into car to go home and switched headlights on. Half way home, the bulb failure light came on, but went off every time I applied the brakes. Got home and checked - the brake lights were on all the time with the sidelights. Switched sidelights off, brake lights went out. Brake lights work normally when sidelights are out. this morning, all was well (no lights on) until half way to work, when bulb failure light comes on again, but only when the brake pedal is pressed (last time a brake bulb blew, the failure light stayed lit until the bulb was changed).

 

However, when nearing work, everything returned to normal again.

Am hoping I just have a duff rear bulb where the tail and brake fillaments are touching. But if you've ever had this problem before,.......

[chromedome]

I've had the same symptons before. Like you said, the elements were touching in the double filament bulb.

[ALARM MAN]

Had an oddd fault start yesterday. Went shopping, got into car to go home and switched headlights on. Half way home, the bulb failure light came on, but went off every time I applied the brakes. Got home and checked - the brake lights were on all the time with the sidelights. Switched sidelights off, brake lights went out. Brake lights work normally when sidelights are out. this morning, all was well (no lights on) until half way to work, when bulb failure light comes on again, but only when the brake pedal is pressed (last time a brake bulb blew, the failure light stayed lit until the bulb was changed).

 

However, when nearing work, everything returned to normal again.

Am hoping I just have a duff rear bulb where the tail and brake fillaments are touching. But if you've ever had this problem before,.......

TRY A BIT OF WOOD AND THUMP IT HARD

 

YES SOUNDS LIKE FILAMENT TRY REPLACING BULB YOU CHANGED

 

IAN

[Ivor_E_Tower]

No obvious visible fault with the bulbs - all were working OK but last night I changed the brake/tail lamp that I changed a few months back for another new one, and fingers crossed, the problem has not re-occurred this morning on my way in to work.

[Guest rusty]

Hi there

 

I had to change a brake bulb and found that there is a right way and a wrong way to put them in, yet either way it seemed to 'fit'.... at least by just looking at it.

 

But it didn't work and the sensor light stayed on. Flummoxed me for a bit.

 

Probably not your problem, but thought I'd mention it.

 

Regards

 

Russell