brake light issue help needed

[steelace]

i have a 93' festiva and my passenger brake light does not come on when i hit the brakes when the car is running however when the car is off and i press the brake both lights come on but the passenger light only has one filament going, where as both filaments should be lit...the bulb is good so its obviously the wiring. so what am i looking for, where is it located and how do i get to it?

[steelace]

anyone?

[Pu241]

Look for corrosion in the bulb socket or the connector linking the tail light wiring into the harness.
Both located behind the small gray plastic access panel in the hatch, passenger side in this case.

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[steelace]

everything looks good but i just found also that the entire driver side hazards dont work...could be connected?

[steelace]

even on the instrament panel the left blinker light doesnt light up for hazards

[Clay]

could be a ground problem. also, make sure your fusable link in the driver side strut tower are in good condition. Loose or poor connections can do strange things.

My main fusable link gave me trouble the other day. I stopped for gas, and when I took off, the tach was bouncing all over the place, I drove about a minute, and turned the engine off, and it would not start, there was no power. I wiggled the fuseable link wire, and it worked again. Also make sure the battery terminals are clean and tight.

Fusable link threads:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27396

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38279&highlight=fuseable+link

[Clay]

Fusable link threads:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27396

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...=fuseable+link

I replaced my fusable link with FLF Series Cartridge "fuses" from AutoZone.

They are actually fusable link.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

i had the same problem. every pin crimped in my left side tail light plug had insulation crimped where there should only be wire. i took each pin out of the plug and soldered it. i was amazed it worked for so long being a factory defect.

[steelace]

thanks everyone! i figured it out...so here is what it was: after looking over and over i switched the lamp harnesses around, found that it was the harness and then checked the wires on the socket...turns out the ground was detached from the socket. didnt look messed up until i took apart the socket. so there ya go hopefully this helps someone else out too and thanks again...def. gonna fix the fusable link now while im at it.