fullymatted.
Back to search
Rennlist

Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Add to repair workspace
Open repair workspace
Original source
7 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHTail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Leading reported evidence

Check tail light first

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

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.

Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

I would check the tail light first.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake
Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Check tail light first' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check tail light first' (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.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 7 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Compare 3 other evidence results

Clean contacts

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

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.

Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Inspect wiring harness

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

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.

Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Replace bulbs

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

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.

Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake
Frequently discussed actions (4)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Check tail light first

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

I would check the tail light first.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Clean contacts

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Inspect wiring harness

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake

Replace bulbs

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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.

Suggestion

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation.

Original post Read captured discussion
Tail light blinker goes out when I press the brake
Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

7 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

  • Rennlist: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261026T105141Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I think I have a short in the rear driver side taillight on my 02 Targa. Has anyone felt with the following issue: - turn signal stops when brake is depressed - fog light and brake light blink opposite to turn signal when brake is not depressed, headlight on, turn signal on Any ideas on this? Thanks in advance!

POST 2Original post

Pull taillight, remove bulbs, clean all contacts with electrical cleaner, replace all bulbs with new bulbs, inspect the wiring harness for shorted wires or lack of insulation. You will find that with the age of our cars, the wire insulation just falls apart.

POST 4Original post

Quotes source post: 16227873

I think ^this^ is the more reasonable of the two responses so far... Blinker fluid? Eh...not so much

POST 5Original post

Bad headlight switches to wacky things to these cars too. I would check the tail light first.

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks everyone. I just pulled the taillight again and took the bulbs out. They all looked ok and now it seems to be working. I will pick up new bulbs to be safe and pop those in. is it weird that the bulbs are cross connected to each other?

POST 7Original post

Its not so much that they are cross connected but that they share a ground. If there is corosion or a short the 12v power will go in "funny" directions.

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.