wiring question

[nvmy74]

Well I think she knows I am getting rid of her cause all of a sudden little nickel and dime things keep happening. My latest is that all of a sudden I have no taillights or brake lights. I have changed all the bulbs and fuses already. I do however have turn signals, so the bulbs are fine. I have running lights on the back area by the tailgate and they work too. Could my problem be as easy as a faulty ground or fuseable link somewhere? Is there a stop switch somewhere that could be bad? Anyone out there have an idea?

 

[DieselBuzz]

Run you hand up the the pedal and on the steering wheel side you'll feel the switch. Compressed is off, maybe it just needs to be wiggled loose and cleaned?? Hope this helps.

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

Ooooooo mannnn... ... ..... I'm SO not even gonna go THERE !!!... ... and don't you guys either 'err I'll hear about it real quick...



pb

 

[nvmy74]

well, I have narrowed it down. I pulling all the wiring out for the brake box and the trailer hitch. Now I have brake lights with the lights off, but as soon as I turn on my headlights, the brake lights go off and the taillights never light up. I replaced the headlight switch and nothing changed. I also messed around with the brake switch but that Ididn't replace. Got any ideas?

 

[ARhine]

sounds like a bad ground then. When only the brake lights are on it can bleed back and get some ground in the other circuit. But when both lines are powered there is no ground to get.



Have had the same thing happen on trailers a few times.

 

[nvmy74]

I am an idiot when it comes to wiring. can I ground it from a wire right there by the taillights and if so which wire? Here is the weird thing, I have 5 lights that go across the tailgate area, and the only way I can get anything is if I hook the wire connecting those to the brown/green wire at the tail lights. It must be grabbing ground through that wire, but I don't think that is the ground wire, I thought the gray wire might be ground, but that didn't work either. Got any suggestions?