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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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My lamp monitor is displaying that I have a tail lamp out but when I check the lights all of them are working.

One of my Daytime running lights is out but the monitor did not pick that up or start saying that a tail lamp is out until two weeks later.

Which bulbs will cause the Lamp Monitor to display Tail Lamp ?

Any ideas what is causing this ?

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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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License plate lights are a possibility. Or corroded sockets.
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Not license plate lights or brake lights already checked.

Corrosion maybe but wouldn't that stop the bulb from lighting if it got that bad ?

How does the lamp monitor work ? Does it read the restance of the different lighting circuits ?

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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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The lamp monitor uses an extra wire to check for continuity or resistance, I'm not sure which. But that portion of the socket can get corroded and the bulb will still work.
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Ok thanks for the tip......
I will check the bulbs and sockets for corrosion.

Which bulbs cause tail lamp to display on the lamp monitor ?

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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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All of the little 194 'peanut' bulbs in all four housings, your parking lights, and the license lights.
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