2003 Dodge Caravan - one tail light not brightened when braking

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JC - 23 Jan 2007 03:37 GMT

Our 2003 Dodge Caravan has developed what I hope is an easy issue to
resolve. The left rear tail light no longer lights up when you press on
the brake. The right one does and the center light comes on, as
expected. The left rear tail light will light up when you turn on the
headlights but even then, when pressing on the brake, it won't brighten
as it should.

I checked the fuse for this action and it's not broken (it's a 20 amp).
Any suggestions would be very helpful!

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Dan C - 23 Jan 2007 03:38 GMT

> Our 2003 Dodge Caravan has developed what I hope is an easy issue to
> resolve. The left rear tail light no longer lights up when you press on
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> I checked the fuse for this action and it's not broken (it's a 20 amp).
> Any suggestions would be very helpful!

Ummmm.......

It's the bulb. It has two filaments, one for tail light, and one for
brake light. The brake light filament is burned out. Replace the bulb.

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Ron Seiden - 05 Feb 2007 04:06 GMT

>> Our 2003 Dodge Caravan has developed what I hope is an easy issue to
>> resolve. The left rear tail light no longer lights up when you press on
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> It's the bulb. It has two filaments, one for tail light, and one for
> brake light. The brake light filament is burned out. Replace the bulb.

Also: Not sure which kind of bulb it uses, but if it's the old 1157 (round
base with two pins on opposite sides), it is possible to put them in
backwards (the two pins are at different heights to prevent this, but it can
be done). If they're in backwards, the wrong filament lights up and you
can't see the difference when the other one is activated.

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