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Old 08-21-2006, 09:24 PM
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ok heres the deal, my driver's side brake light works but everynow and then it has stopped working for short amounts of time everynow and then. did some troubleshooting today see if i could figure it out. heres what i found/ with the lights off, you turn on the passenger side blinker and then turn it off the driver's side brake light doesnt work, you then turn on the driver's side blinker and turn it off and then the drivers's side brake light works again. also if you hold down the brake pedal all the brake lights work you then turn on the right side blinker and turn it off the driver's side brake light will go off when you turn off the right blinker but all the other brake lights stay on. WTF this is just messing with my head
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Sounds like a short somewhere in the wiring of the steering column or such. . .
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dont overlook the obvious,it is more than likely the the bulb being loose in the socket,remove the bulbs clean the socket put some dielectric greese in there and replace the bulbs.
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checked the bulbs and the sockets, all good, i have a friend that works for a pontiac dealership as a mechanic and he recommended that the blinker module might be bad so ill give that a try




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