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96 ES300 tail lights not functioning

Hi Everyone, I have a 96 ES300 that I'm having issues with the tail lights on. When the lights are turned on(like they would be when driving at night), the only rear lights that come on are the two red tail lights in corner... the normal red tail lights do not come on. When I brake, all the brake lights function fine.

I know that the back tail lights are dual fillament bulbs since the bulbs function as tail/brake lights, and the brake light(1 fillament) works fine on all four bulbs... but the normal tail light filament will not turn on at all on any of the four. I replaced all four dual fillament bulbs and no change... I also verified the fuse(310, 15A) is good and even swapped it out.

Any ideas? Any thoughts are very much appreciated.

Thanks!

Reply to
matt s
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96?
Reply to
DaveW

Check for damaged wires, especially where they flex by the trunk hinge, and check for corrosion in the light sockets, and check for a good ground.

Reply to
Ray O

If it is still under warranty bring it to the dealer. It is their job to figure it out.

Reply to
Ice

Yeah I messed up. I thought it was 06 .

Reply to
Ice

Thanks for the input... but i think I can assume it's not under warranty since it's a '96.

Reply to
matt s

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