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mflo - 21 Jul 2008 23:22 GMT

my signals work when im driving, but as soon as i press the brake, the
signal goes of untill i release the brake again. Any ideas?

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dave AKA vwdoc1 - 22 Jul 2008 03:19 GMT

bad grounds at rear lights maybe?

> my signals work when im driving, but as soon as i press the brake, the
> signal goes of untill i release the brake again. Any ideas?

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Mark - 22 Jul 2008 14:07 GMT

Sometimes bulbs will fail in odd ways that cause what seem like wiring
problems. A friend put the wrong bulbs in their car once. The base
terminals were about 90 degrees off from what they should have been for
the car. Wanna talk about WEIRD problems, and it took a good part of
the day to find it. Never woulda thought about that until we pulled 'em
all out and started looking at them to put them back in.

Mark
'95 Jetta GLS

vwdoc1nospam@pleasehotmail.com says...

> bad grounds at rear lights maybe?
>
> > my signals work when im driving, but as soon as i press the brake, the
> > signal goes of untill i release the brake again. Any ideas?

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dave AKA vwdoc1 - 22 Jul 2008 16:07 GMT

I thought that the turn signals were separate from the brake light circuit
so that is why I mentioned the grounding of the rear lights. I could be
wrong there! ;-)
Now if the OP said that the front running lights came on when he stepped on
the brakes, then I would definitely say bulbs and/or grounding.

I guess it could be bulbs! <g>

> Sometimes bulbs will fail in odd ways that cause what seem like wiring
> problems. A friend put the wrong bulbs in their car once. The base
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>> > my signals work when im driving, but as soon as i press the brake, the
>> > signal goes of untill i release the brake again. Any ideas?

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Mark - 22 Jul 2008 18:29 GMT

> I thought that the turn signals were separate from the brake light circuit
> so that is why I mentioned the grounding of the rear lights. I could be
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> I guess it could be bulbs! <g>

Hmmm... You may be right on that one. Even so, voltage getting routed
around where it's not expected can cause some strange things to happen.
AND it's easy to look at, requires no special tools, schematics, etc.

On my friends car we'd started pulling bulbs to check the wiring and by
accident noticed the problem went away. We didn't notice one of them
was wrong until putting them back in. Did verify all the wiring was ok
by tho'! <sigh> Ah, to be young and stupid again. No Thanks! :D

I agree that checking ground is ALWAYS a good thing to do when checking
this stuff out. Everyone thinks to check the power, but until they've
been burnt a time or two most don't think to verify the ground.

Mark
'95 Jetta GLS

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dave AKA vwdoc1 - 23 Jul 2008 02:54 GMT

That is how I start looking for a problem like that too............I pull
the bulbs out! ;-)
I don't know which is worse being "young and dumb" or "forgetting that you
knew"! lol
This group is good for keeping the gray matter working or learning! <}8^)

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later,
(One out of many daves)

>> I thought that the turn signals were separate from the brake light
>> circuit
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> Mark
> '95 Jetta GLS

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