Date: 21 Feb 1998 23:08:47 GMT From: ptimlinnopsam02.dac.neu.edu (patrick timlin) Subject: Re: Brake Lights
Joe (joseph.mcdonaldnopsamdnet.att.net) wrote: : I have a 1984 SAAB 900s. When I step on the brakes the rear turn signals : and backup lamps come on but not the brake lights. Also, both turn signal : indicators on the dash board light up when I step on the brakes or put the : car in reverse. Anyone have any insight to this problem? You have a bad ground somewhere in the wiring. What happens is that when the ground "goes bad" (like a corroded connection) when you try to activate a light, there is no ground path, so instead the current takes the next best pth to get to ground and this typically is through other light filiments. Go around your car and look at all the harnesses to your lights and make sure they are sound. I think one common place I recall people talking about is in the trunk near one of the wheel fenders where the hardness to the back light clusters are grounded. Pay careful attention to the light clusters themselves and make sure now wires are broken there. I think the Saab Network site has a FAQ on this problem and definately old posts from the Saab Digest archived there as well. Patrick Timlin http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4742/ ptimlinnopsamities.com
