[Vwdiesel] lighting tricks

[Tad]

Assuming this used to work and someone didn't do anything to actively break
it, I'd start with checking, cleaning and tightening all of the related
ground points.  It sounds like the shared ground at the taillight might be
backfeeding power into the other systems via the common ground plane.

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Kneale Brownson
<knealeski at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Diagnosing tail/brake light anomolies on 1995 Jetta TD, I removed the
> hazard relay because I had no flashers and found it had a burn mark and
> broken fuse-like fixture inside (see
> http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/114266195  ).   I have a $6
> replacement  (as opposed to the $30 one at the dealer) on the way, but
> that'll take another week.
>
> With the relay out, I have the following:
>
> Key off, brake pedal depressed, Yellow lights in the front bumper and at
> the rear light up, along with the tail lights.
>
> Key on and brake pedal depressed, I have same yellow lights, along with the
> yellow side markers at the front, but the tail lights go out.
>
> Key on,  brake pedal released, yellow lites in rear go off, tail lights are
> on and both the sets of yellows in the front  (bumper and side marker) are
> lighted.
>
> Does the burn on the flasher in the pix linked above indicate I probably
> have some wires burned/crossed behind the relay tray?
>
>
>
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