Electrical gremlins - 89 100

[Joshua Van Tol]

On Mar 16, 2004, at 8:34 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

>
>> Problem #1
>> When I step on the brake pedal the brake lights come on like they are
>> supposed to, but the left >front< parking light also comes on.  This 
>> happens with or without the key in the ignition, etc.  When I have 
>> the
>> headlights/parking lights turned on everything appears to be normal, 
>> but
>> when I push on the brake pedal the left front parking light becomes
>> slightly brighter.  Can anyone suggest a likley cause?
>
> Bad ground at left brake light?
Or a 1 terminal bulb (1156) in a 2 terminal socket in the rear instead 
of a 2 terminal bulb (1157).

>
>> Problem #2
>> Speedometer/odometer is intermittent.  Most of the time it works 
>> fine, but
>> occasionally it doesn't work at all.  This is the electronic 
>> speedometer.
>
> Isn't this a classic type 44 bug?  Requires troubleshooting/repairing 
> the inst. cluster PC board, I think.
>
> -- 
> Huw Powell
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