my car is a honda passport 98. I change the bulbs already and the brake light still does not work.
Only my right brake light is dead. The signal lights work fine and the tail lights work fine. Please help.?
If you changed the bulb, then you probably have a bad connection. These get oxidized on occasion. With the cover off the tail light assembly, have someone actuate the brakes to get the light to burn. Wiggle the bulb around to see if you can get it to burn. If not, remove the bulb, and look at the contact inside. You may have to scrape it with the end of a small blade screwdriver or other metal tool. Replace the bulb and see if you get it to burn. If not, the wiring to the connector may be bad. You can use a small multi - meter to check for voltage at any point in the wiring. I have had wires burn in two and make an open circuit. It is either the wire, connector, or the bulb (a new one is not necessarily ok - you can check each filament by checking ohms between the brass base and each of two filament connections (bottom tip of the bulb). One of these will be the source of the problem. Good luck.
Only my right brake light is dead. The signal lights work fine and the tail lights work fine. Please help.?
CHECK THE WIRING
never heard of a passport before, check the fuse
You need a new brake light assembly. About $100.00
you have a blown fuse. Check that. If that doesn't solve the problem then you may have a broken wire somewhere. maybe you where loading something into the back of your car and you didn't realize it, but you may have damaged something.
It is likely that water has gotten in to the socket and corroded the socket. You will need a new one. check with Honda for pricing or check with your local auto parts store.
Before assuming the worse, check the light base, where the light bulb goes in for any corrosion, verify with a multimeter that you have power to the socket when the brake light is on. If you don't go back down the wires checking for any loose connections or cuts to the left side of the brake light. They usually gang the right and left brake lights together, so its unlikely the whole wiring or the whole light %26quot;board%26quot; is bad because the left side still works.
Probably one of those Multi Filament bulbs and the part for Brake is burnt out. Take it out and replace it, may as well replace all of them since its a 98.
