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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:30 AM
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I had a problem for the last week or so. 1st it a 2001 ws6. About a week ago I changed out a flasher unit for it being bad, but now the problem im having is that when i press in the brake my right turn signal light on the dash comes on and my front right running light also lights up. Also I been told tht my right brake light doesent light as bright as my left tail light. the front socket has been changed and I just changed out the bulb. I dont know if the blinker blub went bad or something else. After i changed out the bulb I noticed that the drl wont turn on, on the right side but will light up with the switch turned to on. Any insight would be helpful
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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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The flasher unit might not have been bad, or went bad in leiu of another existing problem. You have a short somewhere. Do you drive the car in the winter? Do you have water buildup in the taillight housings?
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Old May 7, 2009 | 11:39 AM
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Definately a short somewhere. Check all your housings and look for moisture buildup. Check all the harness and check for corrsion and or black charred plastic
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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Thanks guys, I started checking all the housing, All in the rear look good. the only 1 I found was the driver running light housing in pretty bad shape. Im going to autozone in the morning to get a new one. As for the tails I looks like my passenger tail Is a little darker than my drivers one? Weird. Also The 194 lights on the tails were both burnt.

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Old May 12, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Well I chaged out the bad housing and put in all fresh bulbs. The only problem im having is still when I put my foot on the brake, my front right turn signal lights up with my brak lights and the turn signal on the dash stay contanst lit up. i check 99 percent of the ground and they are all good. The only thing I can think of is it possible something in the steering column. Any advince shoot it my way. Thanks JAc
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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You still have a short or wiring problem.

One of your brake lights is somehow wired/shorted to your right blinker circuit.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Well trouble shoot it down to a bad blinker switch in the steering column. Changed it out today and everything work like brand new.
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