pdx e34
01-23-2009, 02:47 AM
So when i bought my car, only one reverse light worked but i had no warning light saying it was out and i was like whatever ill figure it out later. A tech at work said check the wiring harness in the trunk but i didnt feel like doing it. Well about 2 months ago i got a light saying that my license plate light was out and when i looked at the trunk, the lights were dim so no wonder it said that. Over time, i realized that every time i put the car in reverse I would get that message. Then i was told that both reverse lights were out by a friend and so i decided that i really needed to fix it. If i shook the harness, some lights came on, and then others came on and the light got bright and dim etc. If i opened the trunk witht he lights off, the license plate lights would come on dimly. It was getting weird so decided to pull the trunk apart trying to track down the issue. I tried to find the ground to see if it was bad. Found no issue there so i look up at the wiring harness and see a wire sticking out of it. hmmm....lol. I pull the harness apart and low and behold there are 4 wires that are completely severed and one that is badly damaged. You think that could be the cause? ha ha. Anyways i bought connecters and clamped them down and then taped both ends on all 5 wires and now i have BOTH reverse lights since i bought the car last year. No more error messages either! I find it kind of amusing but at least i have another project done on the car.