Last night I noticed that my left rear parking light (light that emits from the brake light when the headlights are turned on) wasn't working. So I did the following:

1. Check the bulbs- they looked good

2. Checked the fuse, it was shot so I replaced it. Still not working

3. Checked the new fuse, it immediately blew so I replaced it again. This time the parking light is working, but before I start to re-assmble the tail light they stop working.

4. Check the fuse again, this time its fine, I still suspect that the bulbs are fine but replace them anyways, still with no luck.

I am not experienced in electrical/wiring but I have concluded that its not the fuse and not the bulbs, so is there something wrong with the wiring and how do I fix it?

ps. the bulbs work when the brakes are applied, they just don't emit light when its dark out.

 

replace the bulb. try again. sometimes bad bulbs look good still and can short wiring out. ive been there dun that type of thing.

 

How do the terminals in the bulb sockets look? I have repaired quite a few sockets where corrosion had shorted across terminals.

 

I just checked the terminals and they looked fine, I don't think it would be the corrosion in the terminals anyways just from the fact that both bulbs stopped working at the same time. Im really at a loss with this one, other problems occurred right around the time (maybe the same time) the left rear parking lights failed, including:

fog lights stopped working (the light indicator on the button doesn't light up either)

The function where all the parking lights blink when remotely locking/unlocking has also ceased to work.

Maybe these problems could be related so I though I would mention them, otherwise I still have no idea.

 

Any Chance Wires Could of been Pinched . . In an accident or back into Somethin. .?

 

I actually did back into a post on the passengers side about the same time all my electrical problems started happening. It wasn't very hard but it gave me a little jolt and bent the corner of the bumper a bit. Even though the problem is on the drivers side could this be it? Where would the problem be? I have inspected the wires a far as from the bulbs to where they enter into the body and they look fine.