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YOUR RESEARCHRear Passenger Lights Out

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Check /swapped bulbs, still didn't work

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

So I removed the light housing, checked/swapped bulbs, still didn't work.

Rear Passenger Lights Out
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Leading evidence: 'Check /swapped bulbs, still didn't work' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check /swapped bulbs, still didn't work' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace entire light assembly

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Then I swapped the entire light assembly from the drivers side and it didn't work and the left side worked on the drivers.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Replace whole light assembly

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No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Again, I swapped the whole light assembly to the other side and they all worked fine on the drivers side.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Check connector

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Suggestion

Bulb was good - so next I googled the wiring diagram and check the connector with a multimeter to see if voltage was coming to the assembly - yes it was.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Combined work: Replace bulbs, still didn't work + Replace entire light assembly

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Unsuccessful attempt · Original poster

So I removed the light housing, checked/swapped bulbs, still didn't work. Then I swapped the entire light assembly from the drivers side and it didn't work and the left side worked on the drivers.

Rear Passenger Lights Out
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Check /swapped bulbs, still didn't work

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

So I removed the light housing, checked/swapped bulbs, still didn't work.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Check connector

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion

Bulb was good - so next I googled the wiring diagram and check the connector with a multimeter to see if voltage was coming to the assembly - yes it was.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Combined work: Replace bulbs, still didn't work + Replace entire light assembly

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
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Discussions that report an unsuccessful attempt
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Unsuccessful attempt · Original poster

So I removed the light housing, checked/swapped bulbs, still didn't work. Then I swapped the entire light assembly from the drivers side and it didn't work and the left side worked on the drivers.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Replace bulbs, still didn't work

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
1
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that report an unsuccessful attempt
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Unsuccessful attempt · Original poster

So I removed the light housing, checked/swapped bulbs, still didn't work.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Replace entire light assembly

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Then I swapped the entire light assembly from the drivers side and it didn't work and the left side worked on the drivers.

Rear Passenger Lights Out

Replace whole light assembly

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Again, I swapped the whole light assembly to the other side and they all worked fine on the drivers side.

Rear Passenger Lights Out
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

So my rear passenger lights are out. So I removed the light housing, checked/swapped bulbs, still didn't work. Then I swapped the entire light assembly from the drivers side and it didn't work and the left side worked on the drivers. What could cause just one side of the tail lighting to fail?

POST 2Original post

Was bulb good ? WHat about the side marker, indicator, reverse light ? I had issue with just the indicator on my front light. Bulb was good - so next I googled the wiring diagram and check the connector with a multimeter to see if voltage was coming to the assembly - yes it was. Turned out mine was a bad socket for the bulb. The metal contact spring strip was no longer making good contact - so I bent it out a bit and now works fine. I don't have the diagram handy right now for the rears - but I would check if you get voltage at the socket - and then work back or forwards from there.....

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

The bulbs are fine, fuses are fine. When I swap the WHOLE light assemblies from side to side the drivers side still works and the passengers is still out so it's something before the light assembly besides fuses.

POST 5Original post

What have you done to the car recently before this problem?

POST 6Original post

Do the hazard lights work? Back up lights? Turn signals? Brake lights?

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Nothing works on the rear passenger side. Again, I swapped the whole light assembly to the other side and they all worked fine on the drivers side. The opposite was true, the 'working' drivers side rear light assembly stopped working when I plugged it into the passengers side.

POST 8Original post

If none of the lights work (different fuses for some) look for bad ground. Usually brown wire on Porsche.

POST 9 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Update: Past the wiring rubber seal to the body I found several wires that were broken..... more specifically they were chewed up and section were eaten away. You could see the little mice bite marks in the plastic wire wrapping, the little bastards!

POST 10Original post

Look at the "insulation breaking down" pictures on nearby post.

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