# Volvo 960 light problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-960-light-problem/39715>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo, 960\
**Created:** [November 19, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-960-light-problem/39715 "2009-11-19T15:54:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jaimetoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jaimetoes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaimetoes)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-960-light-problem/39715/1 "2009-11-19T15:54:37Z")

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I know there are a few of you who have responded to lighting and specifically lighting problems with Volvos, but mine seems a bit different. Here goes:  
  
  
  
 The car is a 1993 Volvo 960 Wagon. When you’re driving around in the dark, the tail lights work fine on both sides. When you step on the brake, one of the tail light / stop lights goes out completely. So, one of the lights doubles (it’s a two-filament bulb) and the other one goes dark.  
  
  
  
 I tried switching the bulbs from one side of the car to the other and, and the problem persisted on the same side of the car. Then I replaced the offending bulb with a new one and it didn’t work out. When I checked out the new bulb, one of the filaments was melted. Now I have two melted bulbs and one good one.  
  
  
  
 Any ideas?  
  
  
  
 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-960-light-problem/39715/2 "2009-11-19T15:57:10Z")

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You have a bad ground to the bulb socket on the side that goes dark.