Left Brake Light Failure
04-18-2009, 01:57 AM
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Anybody have this problem before?
I have a message in the I-Drive saying Left Brake Light Failure but when I press the Brake pedal the brake lights come on?
How can I get rid of this message?
I have a message in the I-Drive saying Left Brake Light Failure but when I press the Brake pedal the brake lights come on?
How can I get rid of this message?
04-18-2009, 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by selbycy' post='851036' date='Apr 18 2009, 10:57 AM
Anybody have this problem before?
I have a message in the I-Drive saying Left Brake Light Failure but when I press the Brake pedal the brake lights come on?
How can I get rid of this message?
I have a message in the I-Drive saying Left Brake Light Failure but when I press the Brake pedal the brake lights come on?
How can I get rid of this message?
04-18-2009, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by aresh' post='851042' date='Apr 18 2009, 01:10 PM
Also have the same problem bt happens once in a while randomly
Did yours stay like this and turn off again? Or is it just randomly coming on sometimes?
04-18-2009, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by selbycy' post='851248' date='Apr 18 2009, 02:31 PM
Mine has said it continously for 2 days.
Did yours stay like this and turn off again? Or is it just randomly coming on sometimes?
Did yours stay like this and turn off again? Or is it just randomly coming on sometimes?
04-18-2009, 01:23 PM
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Could it be that one of the two brake lights on either side is broken or loose? The one that comes on only when you brake hard? I recall that most of us have two-stage brake lights? I'm not sure, because I haven't found any evidence that I have two-stage brake lights on my 520d LCI.
04-20-2009, 05:21 PM
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Ugh! I had this problem continuously with my old e39 323i for about a year. I took it to an auto electrician who fixed it within 30 minutes. He simply added an extra earth wire to the brake light assembly, tucked it under the floor mat and screwed it into the trunk floor. Never had the problem again.
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04-20-2009, 06:53 PM
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This happened to me before....pull out the bulb, clean out the socket, reinstall the bulb, and the error message should be gone! 
When the slightest bit of corrosion is present in the bulb socket, the resistance increases and the error message is how you find out, my local dealership (Rusnak...Losers) immediately wanted to setup an appointment for a repair complete with a loaner car, instead of just FIXING it on the spot! 
Good Luck and let us know how it turns out!!
When the slightest bit of corrosion is present in the bulb socket, the resistance increases and the error message is how you find out, my local dealership (Rusnak...Losers) immediately wanted to setup an appointment for a repair complete with a loaner car, instead of just FIXING it on the spot! Good Luck and let us know how it turns out!!
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