Warning light still on...

Lokkju lokkju at gmail.com
Sun May 8 02:37:41 EDT 2005


ok, thanks peope - time for me to start digging through wires...

On 5/7/05, Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
> 
> On May 7, 2005, at 11:23 PM, Lokkju wrote:
> 
> > Well, I checked all my lights, but this warning light is still coming
> > on.  Is it REALLY the "lights" warning light?  check out the link to a
> > diagram of it.
> >
> > http://www.lokkju.com/WarningLight.swf
> >
> 
> Yes. That's 'really' a bulb out.
> 
> Get a friend to step on the brakes; don't forget the 3rd brake
> light.  Check turn signals.  Check high beams and low beams (don't
> pull the stalk for highs, that turns on BOTH filaments, making it
> very difficult to see if a filament is out).
> 
> Auto-check will complain about it every time that bulb circuit is
> used.  Ie, if it's a brake light, it will beep every time you step on
> the brakes.  If it's a low-beam or high beam- every time you switch
> to that beam.  Etc.
> 
> Also, trailer lights will often cause auto-check to think there's a
> problem.
> 
> If they're all fine- then the control module is bad.  Unfortunately,
> figuring out if it is the front or rear control unit will be
> difficult- there may be a troubleshooting procedure for this in the
> factory repair manuals.
> 
> Brett
> --
> "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/
> 
>


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