Tuesday, October 25, 2011

I have a ford F150 and the tail lights don't work, any suggestions?

we changed the bulbs and had tail lights for a while. now, we don't have any again. we have checked the fuses, put in a new switch, and still nothing.
I have a ford F150 and the tail lights don't work, any suggestions?
it might be a bad ground.i had a car once that did that,and i took a piece of covered wire and stuck 1 end on the side of where the bulb goes and ran the other end to a ground(like the lens screw)and got mine working.
I have a ford F150 and the tail lights don't work, any suggestions?
Change the bulbs again.
Did you ever check for a faulty wiring?
Get a test light and check for power at both wires on the brake light switch with the pedal pressed. If have power, then check at the bulbs. If have power to the bulbs, and they don't light, you have a bad ground, either in the sockets or the harness.
I would suggest checking the wiring over for bare spots or places where you could be getting a bad connection. also the light sockets themselves may be bad.
take a test light and with the tail lights on check for power at one of the terminals. only touch one at a time. if there is power check for ground. if no power check all not just your tail light fuse, check all fuses!!!! if still not working it can be headlight switch,or wiring
have you recently put in an alternator check voltage check voltage at tail lights if any did you go to school for anything concerning these matters if not leave it to someone that did
check the connector under the left rear corner of the bed where the frame wiring plugs into the tail light wiring harness espec. if some one has added trailer light plug