# Goofy Tail Lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 7, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650 "2015-11-07T20:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Earnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@John\_Earnest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Earnest)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/21 "2015-11-28T06:25:36Z")
Ok Guys, I Replaced The Headlight Switch and Everything Worked Great for Two Days. Now, when the lights are on, the brake and blinkers work but not the running lights !!! ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/22 "2015-11-28T06:47:49Z")
If the dash lights work then it would seem you have a bad connection to the running lights. If the dash lights also don’t work then you might check the fuse for that circuit. Verify it has power getting to it along with making sure that the fuse is good. ---
**Author:** ![MY\_2\_CENTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@MY\_2\_CENTS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MY_2_CENTS)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 8:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/23 "2015-11-28T08:18:35Z")
Are all four running (parking) lights not working or just the rears? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Earnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@John\_Earnest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Earnest)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/24 "2015-12-01T00:39:29Z")
Just the rear lights… ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/25 "2015-12-01T00:42:54Z")
Are you certain the rear sockets are grounded? It sure sounds like you still have a poor ground condition. ---
**Author:** ![MY\_2\_CENTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@MY\_2\_CENTS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MY_2_CENTS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/26 "2015-12-01T01:25:28Z")
If the sockets had a grounding problem the brake/turn signals wouldn’t work either. Sounds like a wiring or connector problem. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/27 "2015-12-01T01:28:47Z")
When the ground is lost the brake lights will ground though the parking light circuit as long as the headlights/parking lights are off. ---
**Author:** ![MY\_2\_CENTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@MY\_2\_CENTS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MY_2_CENTS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650/28 "2015-12-01T01:43:33Z")
True, but the brightness would be reduced due to the much higher resistance of the parking light filament. The two would be in series. A question for the OP - when you step on the brake or use the turn signal do you see both the brake and parking light filament glow? You’ll have to pull the socket to get a good look. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goofy-tail-lights/91650.md?page=1)