The other night i was driving my girlfriend home and i noticed that it said LAMP MONITOR: Tail Lamp, in the driver information screen thing. So I had my dad hop in and hit the brakes, turn signals, and reverse lights. But i don't think that the brake lights that are on the trunk lid were lighting up. All of the others seemed to work. Anybody know what might be wrong and how i could fix it?

If all the lights are functioning properly, then it'* probably just crap on the connectors. Remove the bulbs, and clean the bulb and socket thoroughly with 50/50 simple green and a small brush. Dry it up, put all the bulbs back in, check for operation, and see what the DIC says.


-justin

Well first guess if they are not working is maybe a burnt bulb. That is what I would check for first. Also once you re-install a new bulb it may take a bit before the computer senses the new working bulbs.


That is what happened on my Bonneville. It was my front signal light though and the warning only went away once I used my signal light a few times.

I double checked and all of the tail lamps are working. None of them appear to be burnt out. I didn't unhook anything, what should i do?

I know on mine when the lamp check comes on it will show a line by which light is burnt and tell you which one. I had a tail lamp out and it said tail lamp and there was a line next to or under the passenger side of the picture of the car. Sure enough 1 bulb out of the 2 or 3 back there was burnt. I still had lights on that side but not the full light.

It is sensing a chang of resistance so it very well could be that it is dirty.

Review my previous post.


-justin

Your license plate lights are on the same circuit. Don't overlook them.

Are those on all the time or only when i have my lights on?

They come on when the lights come on but if one burns out the lamp monitor will still tell you there is a burnt bulb.

Well i checked it out, and surely enough the passenger side light for my liscence plate was out. Anybody know how to change it and where to get the replacement?