DaddyJoe

Hello all!!! I'm having a little problem with the lights on my T-100. 1996, 3.4, 4X4 auto, extra cab. When I push the brake pedal, the front corner lights and the dash illumination lights all light up. The dash lights light up bright (as if the headlights have been turned on), but the front corners are dimly lit. This happens every time the brake pedal is pushed. I'm thinking that there has to be a bad ground somewhere, but I don't know a whole lot about wireing. Has any one else had this problem with their T? Does anyone know where I should start? I haven't messed with anything, nor have I installed any electrical equipment. Also, I don't have an alarm or anything like that.

Any help is very appreciated!!!!

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

Any chance there is a trailer wiring adapter/plug? If so, try disconnecting it and see what happens. Otherwise, try pulling a bulb at a time and see if you can find one that is tied to the problem.

DaddyJoe

O.K. Before 4Crawler answered, I traced the wireing harness from the brake lights all the way to the cab (just underneath the driver seat). From there it goes to fuse panel area and grounds just to the left of the panel. The grounds looked good, but I removed the bolts and made sure the connections were clean and making good contact. I checked the brake pedal again, but no change. I then looked for any other ground points that I could find, and they all looked good. No luck.

Then, with 4Crawler's help, I disconnected the trailer light plug from the box, no luck. I finally started to pull bulbs out, like he said, and I found the problem!!! The right brake light filament evidently blew out, but half of the filament crossed with the driving light filament which was sending juice to the driving light circuit every time I hit the brake pedal. I was about to go crazy trying figure out wtf was wrong.

Anyhow, hopefully this will help someone else if they encounter any problems like this.

Thanks a ton 4Crawler!!!!!!!! I guess sometimes its the simple things like bulbs that you should check first before spending 3 hours trying to figure things out