rear passenger taillight doesnt work, none of it

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rear passenger taillight doesnt work, none of it
pnktco avatar
pnktco
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reverse, blinker, brake lights dont work on the passenger side, but do on the drivers side. i busted my taillight lense, replaced it and nothing lights up on that side. its a 2005 crew cab silverado. help please.
HarryBalls avatar
HarryBalls
+1y
this is a long shot but did you replace the bulbs ???
Blitz Noma avatar
Blitz Noma
+1y
check the wires, fuse...
pnktco avatar
pnktco
+1y
i checked the fuse under the hood, its a ten amp and its still good. and do you think that one bulb can mess up all four and cause none of them to light up?
splitdecision avatar
splitdecision
+1y
One light will not keep the other lights from working. Check the fuses in the fuse box on the interior also. It seems like it may be a wiring issue though so check your harness and where it plugs in under the bed. If you buy a new lamp from GM it will also come with a new harness for that side.
STUD1Y avatar
STUD1Y
+1y
circuit board failure?

multimeter the plug coming back on the harness. with the tail lights on. go from there.
AiredOut avatar
AiredOut
+1y
Deff a circuit card problem!

Choppin22s avatar
Choppin22s
+1y
check the ground wires coming off the lights. maby that could be it. happened to a friend of mine
locaddy avatar
locaddy
+1y
Ive seen rodents chew through wiring under the bed, check all that out.
pnktco avatar
pnktco
+1y
figured it out. the reason the one bulb i checked didnt look blown is because the one i was comparing it to was blown. all four bulbs were blown. i guess something shortcircuted all the bulbs when the lense got crakced and messed them all up. whoooops. all bulbs are replaced and working fine now. thanks anyway for the help. iiimmmmmm dumb.