Yo Dude!Some people are just SMART! I'm 71 and have a lot of experience BUT YOU my friend saved me a lot of heartache and money! I have a Voyager that had the same issue NO BREAK lights? Your video FIXED IT!! I dislike taking my cars to a repair shop and paying LARGE amounts of money for very little help. I was a mechanic in the Corp. worked on JEEPS so I'm not a dummy but was not prepared for this at all. ?? BENT PLASTIC??? who would have thought? THANKS VERY MUCH YOU ARE THE BEST. So is TH-cam.. stay safe and LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
Thanks David. I'm glad that fixed your problem. Not always that easy to narrow down, sometimes I can't get power down to the light and that can be fun to run down.
I AM a technician and hadn't seen this concern before. Thanks for the detailed instruction. The housing, at least for me, wasn't warped. It was broken. Even when I knew where to look I couldn't see the crack. The plastic separated into two pieces causing poor contact. The plastic supports the brass contact so I adjusted the contact rather than the plastic. Both heating the plastic and bending the contact are temporary fixes and will likely happen again. At least now we know what we can do until they fully break.
Thank you so much for the help my Jeep sat for 5 years with a brand new motor and I got stop by the cops 15 times an 2 months for that dam left tail light and I fixed it today really appreciate you
Thank you sir for posting this. I was having the same issue with my 05 grand cherokee tail light. There were 2 oxidized contacts, i cleaned them off and now it works! Tryin to get her all set for inspection.
I've a similar situation going on with my right tail light... burning bright on the lower part...turn signal and brake are fine....that running light is bright...and I had no idea of what to do or where to start with this until now. My 08 Hyundai Tucson is a work in progress. Thank you very much for the instructions and courage to try
It made since what you said about the light bulbs getting very hot and in an enclosed area like the housing it no wonder more issues like this don't happen. I did check the terminals inside the housing and sure enough one terminal was lower than the rest and when I bent it up just a little enough to see and put the bulb back in the socket it worked again. Thanks for your video here. I have a 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan that this worked on. The back light housing was similar to your jeep. The repair shop agreed with me that it was not the brake switch at the pedal since the 3rd middle brake light worked fine.
I didn't have a heat gun but used a hair dryer mine was bubbled up around that hot connect yet I still managed to fix my girlfriends taillight on her jeep thank for the info man
Thanks, Mr. Robertson. Single mom here on limited budget trying to fix as much stuff by myself as possible. My taillight/brake/reverse is acting the same. Hope my hair dryer is hot enough to soften plastic!
@@57bagre as it turned out, one of the 1156 bulb contacts had fused with the socket. Which I picked apart with my pocketknife, scraped rusty insides real good after spraying with WD40 and put in new bulb (other 2 bulbs were good). Bam! All three lit up! I'd been told bulbs had been changed but it didn't work. Judging from the amount of caked on dirt in the casing I guess it hadn't been touched since 1989. Thanks again for the video, it gave me confidence to disassemble and fix.
I've been thru several replacing the whole light piece on both sides ... Even raising the prongs .. yet the same problem persist, may work til few bumps and when headlights are on there's no lights other then blinkers work in back ... I'm pissed Jeep is aware of this yet says not enough to recall...thanks fir sharing your fix, it's one I have not tried yet...
Ya i noticed that same tail light on my jeep is started warping too I got solid running lights and blinkers backups lights but brack circuit pin isn't making full contact due to warping so I am still driving it while my mechanic orders a salvaged taillight assembly to try and fix this issue because when I fixed it myself a month ago it worked fine then the Temps over here exceeded well beyond 110 degrees caused damage to the bulb assembly plug pins and the taillight assembly caused brittleness and I don't wanna bend it because it might break so I'll wait til he gets the parts and troubleshoot it for me again he tried once with current assembly and it appears it went back to not lighting up when I hit breaks. So waiting on other assembly in mean time.
Great video and tutorial. It helped out a lot seeing how you tested the electrical connections. My assembly was slightly warped so I tried bending silver ground tab up first. When that did not work I swapped out the upper bulb socket with the lower one and it turned out to be a bad socket.
See i found you video by having my problem my running taillight won’t turn on but everything works fine but if i plug it in on the other side it works like a charm so I might have a problem with a wiring or connector problem
I’ve had older cars that only needed bulbs when brakes don’t work. All of these newer cars, 21st century and we were supposed to have gone to the moon and we can’t make brake lights that work. 🙄
Those jeeps 1999-2004 had this terrible problem. The right tail light constantly goes out. I would love to buy another Jeep but not as long as they have this light issue.
Thanks for posting this video! This exact problem has cost me so many light sockets that I purchased that I have lost count! it's one of the most annoying problems with these Jeeps. Credit has to go to the idiot Designer and engineering team who came up with this rotten design in the 1st place where there is no allocation for heat which causes the contacts on the Tail Light Circuit board (base) soften!! The incredibly then and soft material of the circuit board itself is problem which pushed the contacts embedded in it, away from the contacts on the Light socket. In 2016 I also Tail Lamp Circuit Board which you can find on Amazon! Driver side is now started failing again! It's a constant reminder why that I am not driving a Toyota. And if all this was not annoying enough, there is a FUSE that controls the Break Lights that could cause ALL of them to fail.
If you look at the socket in ALL newer Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep products since 1998, you will see the plastic has turned brown indicating high heat for long periods of time. On parking lights, that is unacceptable. I suggest using LEDs instead of bulbs to cool the housing and socket down so the plastic doesn't turn brown, or warp, or get brittle.
You sound like good old johnny' all the way, its uncanny and amazing😎👍. ..john wayne😕❓ no way' he talked like he was drunk all the time, who knows' maybe he was😀✌👌
I bent those tabs up a hair with a buck knife and it did not fix my problem. I just ordered 6 new sockets and 2 circuit panels to be done and over with this problem for 85 bucks
What a pain in the ass these tail lights are for the GC. I bought two brand new tail lights because my driver side tail light was failing on the break. I put both new tail lights in and it's the reverse effect. The break light works but the normal setting for the same bulb doesn't. I cross cross them and it's all sorts of combo of light shortages.
Thank you for this video. I’ve watched others and you are the only one that goes more into detail.
Yo Dude!Some people are just SMART! I'm 71 and have a lot of experience BUT YOU my friend saved me a lot of heartache and money! I have a Voyager that had the same issue NO BREAK lights? Your video FIXED IT!! I dislike taking my cars to a repair shop and paying LARGE amounts of money for very little help. I was a mechanic in the Corp. worked on JEEPS so I'm not a dummy but was not prepared for this at all. ?? BENT PLASTIC??? who would have thought? THANKS VERY MUCH YOU ARE THE BEST. So is TH-cam.. stay safe and LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
Thanks David. I'm glad that fixed your problem. Not always that easy to narrow down, sometimes I can't get power down to the light and that can be fun to run down.
I AM a technician and hadn't seen this concern before. Thanks for the detailed instruction. The housing, at least for me, wasn't warped. It was broken. Even when I knew where to look I couldn't see the crack. The plastic separated into two pieces causing poor contact. The plastic supports the brass contact so I adjusted the contact rather than the plastic. Both heating the plastic and bending the contact are temporary fixes and will likely happen again. At least now we know what we can do until they fully break.
Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for the help my Jeep sat for 5 years with a brand new motor and I got stop by the cops 15 times an 2 months for that dam left tail light and I fixed it today really appreciate you
Glad to hear it, Thanks for watching.
Worked like a charm on my daughters 2004 Jeep Cherokee. Thanks a million 👍🏻
Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for watching.
Thank you sir for posting this. I was having the same issue with my 05 grand cherokee tail light. There were 2 oxidized contacts, i cleaned them off and now it works! Tryin to get her all set for inspection.
Glad to hear it helped
Sir, thank you very much for this video. Using it now to help solve my own problem. Worked like a charm......until next time.
Great video!!! I used a hair dryer on high heat instead of a heat gun and everthing worked out well for me. Thank you for making this video.
I was able to repair mine with regular blow dryer as well, thanks for the suggestions!
PTC Cygnus
I've a similar situation going on with my right tail light... burning bright on the lower part...turn signal and brake are fine....that running light is bright...and I had no idea of what to do or where to start with this until now. My 08 Hyundai Tucson is a work in progress. Thank you very much for the instructions and courage to try
Thank you. You saved my sanity
Glad it helped.
Awesome, had the same exact problem on the left brake! thank you much!!!!
My problems are left to. I replaced the housing connector because my tab was broken as well. 1999 limited. Part was $11 bucks and in stock.
This saved me yesterday! Thanks so much!
Thank you for your video , that problem is common in the jeeps I am going to try to do the same thank you again
I hope it works for you. Thanks for watching Noe.
thank you, saved me a lot of time troubleshooting
Glad to hear it helped.
Thanks from Canada 🍁 fixed my problem 👍
'Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.
That's awesome for sharing your life experience.... Two thumbs up .
It made since what you said about the light bulbs getting very hot and in an enclosed area like the housing it no wonder more issues like this don't happen. I did check the terminals inside the housing and sure enough one terminal was lower than the rest and when I bent it up just a little enough to see and put the bulb back in the socket it worked again. Thanks for your video here. I have a 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan that this worked on. The back light housing was similar to your jeep. The repair shop agreed with me that it was not the brake switch at the pedal since the 3rd middle brake light worked fine.
Glad to hear it helped.
Who would of thought. Your thinking brain works well. ThankGod. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
I didn't have a heat gun but used a hair dryer mine was bubbled up around that hot connect yet I still managed to fix my girlfriends taillight on her jeep thank for the info man
Glad you got it fixed!
My man!!!! Fixed my 04 carovan!
Thanks, Mr. Robertson. Single mom here on limited budget trying to fix as much stuff by myself as possible. My taillight/brake/reverse is acting the same. Hope my hair dryer is hot enough to soften plastic!
I hope so too. If not, you can take a small pick of some kind and gently lift the contacts a little to make a better connection.
@@57bagre as it turned out, one of the 1156 bulb contacts had fused with the socket. Which I picked apart with my pocketknife, scraped rusty insides real good after spraying with WD40 and put in new bulb (other 2 bulbs were good). Bam! All three lit up! I'd been told bulbs had been changed but it didn't work. Judging from the amount of caked on dirt in the casing I guess it hadn't been touched since 1989. Thanks again for the video, it gave me confidence to disassemble and fix.
I've been thru several replacing the whole light piece on both sides ... Even raising the prongs .. yet the same problem persist, may work til few bumps and when headlights are on there's no lights other then blinkers work in back ... I'm pissed Jeep is aware of this yet says not enough to recall...thanks fir sharing your fix, it's one I have not tried yet...
I have a problem like that on the left side of my 05 liberty very helpful video thanks.
Thanks Eric.
Thank you Gordon great video 🙂
By the way great video, Sir.
Thanks sir.
Hi GR ! same failure = same repair but without heater tool THANKS and Regards from Jeeper over seas ;-)
Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for watching.
Ya i noticed that same tail light on my jeep is started warping too I got solid running lights and blinkers backups lights but brack circuit pin isn't making full contact due to warping so I am still driving it while my mechanic orders a salvaged taillight assembly to try and fix this issue because when I fixed it myself a month ago it worked fine then the Temps over here exceeded well beyond 110 degrees caused damage to the bulb assembly plug pins and the taillight assembly caused brittleness and I don't wanna bend it because it might break so I'll wait til he gets the parts and troubleshoot it for me again he tried once with current assembly and it appears it went back to not lighting up when I hit breaks. So waiting on other assembly in mean time.
Tequila time thanks really good video
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.....sure appreciate it.
Thanks for watching.
Got same problem thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great info & video
Good video ol' boy, hoping this may be the problem with my driver's side reverse light not working
Great video and tutorial. It helped out a lot seeing how you tested the electrical connections.
My assembly was slightly warped so I tried bending silver ground tab up first. When that did not work I swapped out the upper bulb socket with the lower one and it turned out to be a bad socket.
Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Thanks!!
Thanks for watching.
See i found you video by having my problem my running taillight won’t turn on but everything works fine but if i plug it in on the other side it works like a charm so I might have a problem with a wiring or connector problem
Buen trabajo Mister Roberson good job 👍
Thanks for watching.
Well Done and thank u for sharing
My front turn signals alternate with the side marker. Any ideas?
I’ve had older cars that only needed bulbs when brakes don’t work. All of these newer cars, 21st century and we were supposed to have gone to the moon and we can’t make brake lights that work. 🙄
Those jeeps 1999-2004 had this terrible problem. The right tail light constantly goes out. I would love to buy another Jeep but not as long as they have this light issue.
Thanks 🙏 for your help
I hope this helped you get it fixed.
THANK YOU...! 👌
Thank you my Dodge Durango was doing the same thing and I could not figure it out lol
my right side front and rear tail lights and marker lights not working , all fuses are good , any ideas?? directionals are fine , 99 xj
Great help
Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for watching.
Love hellinios.
Thank u it worked
Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for posting this video! This exact problem has cost me so many light sockets that I purchased that I have lost count! it's one of the most annoying problems with these Jeeps. Credit has to go to the idiot Designer and engineering team who came up with this rotten design in the 1st place where there is no allocation for heat which causes the contacts on the Tail Light Circuit board (base) soften!! The incredibly then and soft material of the circuit board itself is problem which pushed the contacts embedded in it, away from the contacts on the Light socket.
In 2016 I also Tail Lamp Circuit Board which you can find on Amazon! Driver side is now started failing again! It's a constant reminder why that I am not driving a Toyota. And if all this was not annoying enough, there is a FUSE that controls the Break Lights that could cause ALL of them to fail.
Thanks for commenting David.
If you look at the socket in ALL newer Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep products since 1998, you will see the plastic has turned brown indicating high heat for long periods of time. On parking lights, that is unacceptable. I suggest using LEDs instead of bulbs to cool the housing and socket down so the plastic doesn't turn brown, or warp, or get brittle.
Gordon you any relation to Johnny Cash? I have a great ear, you should sing if you don't already. Heck you could even sing how you fix cars!
Someone else said that I sound like him and another said like John Wayne, I can't sing or play anything.
Maybe its from your where you live... I like your voice.. Aloha or howdy
I'm related to johnny cash by marriage, my family are the Tennessee carters
You sound like good old johnny' all the way, its uncanny and amazing😎👍. ..john wayne😕❓ no way' he talked like he was drunk all the time, who knows' maybe he was😀✌👌
LED's wouldn't cause this problem. Great video by the way.
So, was there a recall for it? Good job, by the way.
I don't know about a recall, I fixed it 2 times for the same thing in about 8 years.
Thanks bro 👍
Just curious. But what about switching to led lights. Less heat
Let's don't melt the snow or ice in the winter
Where at in Illinois I am from Bloomington Illinois
Caseyville, Collinsville, near St. Louis. 150 miles from Bloomington, You're on I-55 at exits 160s we're on I-55 at exit 9
Hi sir I have a 2003 jeep liberty sport both break lights will not work will this procedure fix them
If both brake lights quit at the same time, it's not the housings, it's probably a bad or loose brake light fuse.
Thank you sir you was right it was fuse
I bent those tabs up a hair with a buck knife and it did not fix my problem. I just ordered 6 new sockets and 2 circuit panels to be done and over with this problem for 85 bucks
That's why I heated mine and moved the plastic back to where it should be. I might be looking for LED replacement bulbs so they won't get so hot.
What a pain in the ass these tail lights are for the GC. I bought two brand new tail lights because my driver side tail light was failing on the break. I put both new tail lights in and it's the reverse effect. The break light works but the normal setting for the same bulb doesn't. I cross cross them and it's all sorts of combo of light shortages.
Sorry to hear that. If you lived around here I'd fix it for you.
how did you fix this?
What if every thing is working. Accepted tail light.
I bought a new tail light assembly and the bulb holder doesn't want to turn. They make crap anymore. :/ Btw that is the same as the Dodge Caravans.
Have the same issue with a 2003 Dodge Caravan. The socket and the housing is melted and warped. Poor design all around.
Yeah, they messed up on that one. Thanks for watching.
It's a very bad problem with Chrysler .