Brake light issue
06-16-2008, 03:35 PM
#1
proffesion...axle breaker
Thread Starter
Brake light issue
hey guys my Girlfriend has a 04 TSX and a brake light problem....they are not working right!
when the lowbeams are off, the brake lights dont kight up EXCEPT the third brake light
when the lowbeams are on, all of the brake lights are on, including the interior lights, but the dont get brighter when the brake is engaged, EXCEPT the third brake light.
help me out, im not good with electrical stuff
when the lowbeams are off, the brake lights dont kight up EXCEPT the third brake light
when the lowbeams are on, all of the brake lights are on, including the interior lights, but the dont get brighter when the brake is engaged, EXCEPT the third brake light.
help me out, im not good with electrical stuff
06-16-2008, 03:48 PM
#2
Drifting
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Age: 46
Posts: 2,548
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
5 Posts
Wow, what the hell man? Was the car ever rear ended? What do you mean by interior lights?
This sounds like something you're going to need some one with a pretty solid grasp of electrical stuff on hand to sort out. My old Civic had the Christmas tree syndrome with the brake lights as well. It took me taking out the rear deck and all the trunk liner before I found that some numb nuts previous owner had something spliced into the wiring at some point and when it was removed, it was not put back correctly in the slightest. It took several hours and me completely diagraming out the wiring to get it sorted. It didn't help that half wires had been replaced with wire that was all the same color.
This sounds like something you're going to need some one with a pretty solid grasp of electrical stuff on hand to sort out. My old Civic had the Christmas tree syndrome with the brake lights as well. It took me taking out the rear deck and all the trunk liner before I found that some numb nuts previous owner had something spliced into the wiring at some point and when it was removed, it was not put back correctly in the slightest. It took several hours and me completely diagraming out the wiring to get it sorted. It didn't help that half wires had been replaced with wire that was all the same color.
06-16-2008, 05:20 PM
#3
Has the car been serviced for the recall? http://photos.imageevent.com/astrobo...sb/B04-026.pdf
06-16-2008, 05:55 PM
#4
Instructor
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
Age: 49
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I believe the bulbs for the brake lights are dual-filament. It could simply be that the second filament used for the brake light has blown on both bulbs, which would explain why the taillights work, but don't get brighter when the brake is applied.
06-16-2008, 07:01 PM
#5
My husband had a similar problem with his RSX, when ever he would apply the breaks they would not light up. But when he turn on his headlight all the light would light up fine, but the break light would not work when applied.
We searched and found out that, it was the brake light switch, he replaced that and they work perfectly now.
Please note, that this was on an RSX, not a TSX.
We searched and found out that, it was the brake light switch, he replaced that and they work perfectly now.
Please note, that this was on an RSX, not a TSX.
06-16-2008, 09:41 PM
#6
proffesion...axle breaker
Thread Starter
yeah the brake light switch is fine, but maybe i should take another look at it.
and all of the second filaments are fine and not blown...so idk i have a friend who is a tech at Acura ill take it in to look at that recall
and all of the second filaments are fine and not blown...so idk i have a friend who is a tech at Acura ill take it in to look at that recall
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mada51589
3G TL Problems & Fixes
79
05-03-2022 08:54 PM
cycdaniel
1G TSX Performance Parts & Modifications
8
12-17-2019 10:58 AM
wusty23jd
3G TL Audio, Bluetooth, Electronics & Navigation
4
09-24-2015 11:41 AM
