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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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I am having Rt rear turn signal error message and rapid Light signal come on the dash board instead of a steady signal. this comes on as a start the car or try to turn rt signal..my dealer changed the bulb but it did not correct the problem. I will appreciate if any one had similar problem and if someone found the solution.Thanksin advance for any insight
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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I had similar problem with my left backup lamp. I opened it up, took the bulb out to inspect, and found it was OK. Put it back in and it is OK now. No more error message. Good luck!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Hi,

I have similar problem last time. Dealer changed the bulb once then suddenly the alarm came out again. Further inspection, dealer found the problem on the housing where the bulb sit (not the whole tail light but only the small part where the bulb sit). You might want your dealer to check on the housing instead of changing the bulbs.
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 04:22 AM
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My carrier (housing) was also replaced under warranty after changing bulbs didn't fix it.

The quickest thing to try if you're having a problem is to swap the failing bulb side to side (if right is failing, exchange that bulb with the one on the left). If the problem follows the bulb, then the bulb is bad. If the problem comes up on the same side as before, then the carrier is bad.

I did this troubleshooting to save my dealer (or me) any hassles. Once I told them my diagnosis and troubleshooting method, they immediately replaced the carrier.
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Oct 31 2005, 08:22 AM
My carrier (housing) was also replaced under warranty after changing bulbs didn't fix it.

The quickest thing to try if you're having a problem is to swap the failing bulb side to side (if right is failing, exchange that bulb with the one on the left).? If the problem follows the bulb, then the bulb is bad.? If the problem comes up on the same side as before, then the carrier is bad.

I did this troubleshooting to save my dealer (or me) any hassles.? Once I told them my diagnosis and troubleshooting method, they immediately replaced the carrier.
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Thanks i will tell the dealer about it this board is very helpful foe exchange of experiences
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