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12th May 2020, 13:05 | #1 |
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Broken Bulb light but no broken bulbs
I have a dashboard warning light and fast-flashing nearside indicators. The front bumper direction indicator lamp is not lighting which I assume causes the fast flashing of the others due to insufficient load.
The bulb is fine, it's quite new, but I replaced it with another new one from the pack I bought recently anyway. I have cleaned all the contacts using a cut down nail sandboard and then with contact cleaner but the problem persists. I have checked all the other bulbs and only the front bumper indicator is failing to light. Any ideas about where/what to check next? Thanks in advance. |
12th May 2020, 15:25 | #2 |
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Forget this thread for now, its sorted. It looks like it was caused by the battery having low charge with the car having been up on axle stands for a few weeks. We'll see.
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25th July 2020, 20:49 | #3 |
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I have a similar problem. The warning light on the deck is on, even though all the bulbs are OK. The battery is fully charged. At first my fog light burst, so I replaced it, but the yellow warning light on the deck is still on.
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Check your rear lights. There's a safety feature that if one of the rear lights goes out the brake light will illuminate to compensate.
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26th July 2020, 07:17 | #5 |
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Sometimes the system identifies a connection fault, so it could be worth reconnecting all. Don't forget the glove box and rear storage area lights.
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26th July 2020, 18:19 | #6 |
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Thank you all, I checked everything and finally I found out that there was a cracked small 12V 5W in the headlight.
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Take the bulbs out of their holder and just rub the connections inside the bulb holders with fine emery paper. A white residue forms on the copper and this stops a connection being made. Had the same problem myself.
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27th July 2020, 11:19 | #9 |
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I've tried all of the suggestions, cleaned and checked every connection, changed bulbs, stripped and cleaned the bulb holder, changed the bulb holder for a different unit. I've carefully removed each wire in turn from the loom connector and thoroughly cleaned each terminal but... still no nearside reversing light.
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This has just happened me, swopped out bulb, checked/ cleaned up connections, still no near side brake light, yellow bulb indicator still on, help!
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