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Bulb Failure Light On, But No Lights Turned On

posted by  invar on  Tue Dec 3 07:40 CST 2002
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chris, the bulb out indicator has come on for many folks here before, but i'm not sure about it being steady. my own personal experience had it coming on when stepping on the brake, or flashing in time with the turn signal. what i did to fix this problem was go to the rear, and disconnect the wiring harness for the taillights, and then cleaned off the contacts for both sides. then i put some vaseline (or use dielectric grease... as long as it does NOT conduct!) on the contacts, and plug the harnesses back in. the bulb out indicator no longer came on.

sometimes, mismatched bulbs on both sides will cause it too, but i suggest you check/clean the contacts first before running out like i did replacing every single bulb. i now have an extra bag of type 1006 bulbs as a result. :)

edit: yikes, i misread your post. i thought you said that none of your running lights were OFF, as in they were all okay. if all your lights were off, then go with what the previous poster said about the relay. :) sorry about that!
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Kenric Tam
1990 Volvo 740 base sedan (B230F)
My Volvo 'Project'






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