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lawoods69
Explorer
Mar 06, 2015

Right rear taillight is on while parked

I have an 09 Skyline Layton. The rear light to the trailer is on. Not hooked up to the truck.

I pulled the bulb and removed the lamp from the trailer to see if anything wrong with the wires. Everything at the rear end of the trailer looks ok.

Any suggestions?
  • Your 12 volt is grounding through the tail light. Start pulling fuses until the light goes out. That will be the circuit that has the problem.
  • wnjj's avatar
    wnjj
    Explorer II
    Check the 7-pin plug. Maybe the wire fell loose into the +12V one.
  • wnjj wrote:
    Check the 7-pin plug. Maybe the wire fell loose into the +12V one.


    This is where I would start. It's going to 12V somewhere and this would be a good WAG. I have seen 1 or 2 whiskers light up a bulb.
  • wnjj's avatar
    wnjj
    Explorer II
    Turtle n Peeps wrote:
    wnjj wrote:
    Check the 7-pin plug. Maybe the wire fell loose into the +12V one.


    This is where I would start. It's going to 12V somewhere and this would be a good WAG. I have seen 1 or 2 whiskers light up a bulb.


    And the tail light pin is next door to the +12V one (assuming the OP's "rear light" means tail lights). The right turn is on the other side of the 12V.
  • Hi all!

    Thanks for the advice. I solved the issue but forgot to post my results.

    It was the pin connection at the trailer. Corrosion had set in and caused a short. I replaced the connection and everything is functioning properly.

    Had a great trip to New Orleans...until the rain came.

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