hey everyone

the check taillamp light on my SC400 is playing tricks with me

When I start the car, no warning lights light up, but as I'm driving the light that tells me to check my tail lamps comes on until I turn off the car and restart it a bit later

I've checked all the bulbs all light up nice and bright and the harnesses and everything seem to be working fine

anyone have some ideas on what I can do to fix this problem?

thanks!

 

did you recently change tail lights?

 

nope!! thats what I dont get... havent messed with anything- and it doesnt just stay on it turns on sometimes while driving then when i start the car the next time it stays off...

its like it develops a bad connection or something randomly and every time I check... everything is fine haha

 

this happened to my mom's ls400. maybe it's because one of your bulbs are about to go kaput. weird, but it's true.

 

oh well I'll swap some bulbs around see what happens

damn cars these days... hehehe tell you have a problem before ya have a problem

thanks

if that doesnt work are there any other ideas?

 

I had this problem on a Camry and ithe light came on in the vicinity of Radio transmitter areas mine would come on at the local radio tower.

 

Possibly, a bulb, or the 3rd brake light element, is causing reduced amps, or to much: the KEY is - what triggers the computer to issue the error?

Again, is to little or to much amperage the trigger?


Mike
sc400
agi@pclv.com

ps - related issue is involved ( spioler brake -light works with 12v, but is not receiving V when pedel is correctly triggering the left/right brake lights. - NO ERROR lights....

 

Does it come on only after you depress the brake pedal? Or after driving and hitting the brake pedal a few times? Sometimes it works to just replace ALL the tail lights/brake lights. Good luck.