Two Recent Issues
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Racer
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Two Recent Issues
So two things have come up in about the past week. The first thing is that one of my tail lights is out. It's the one on the left inside. What's confusing me is that the brake light still works fine, just no tail light. Most of the threads I've seen either have all tail lights not working, or one whole side. I haven't had time to look at it because I've been so busy with work, so I'm just curious of what it could be before I check into it. My main issue is that my car suddenly started squeaking a ridiculous amount when going over any slight bump in the road. It started out kinda quiet, now I hear it over every imperfection in the road. Sounds like metal on metal to me, I know it's coming from the rear passenger area but I can't pinpoint it. I'm guessing something needs to be greased? Car is lowered if that makes a difference. I was ignoring it at first by just turning up the radio but I'll be driving it 5 hours one way to Tennessee this weekend with my old hag and drowning it out that way isn't an option. Thanks in advance guys.
Racer
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From: Eatonville Wa.
tail light
So two things have come up in about the past week. The first thing is that one of my tail lights is out. It's the one on the left inside. What's confusing me is that the brake light still works fine, just no tail light. Most of the threads I've seen either have all tail lights not working, or one whole side. I haven't had time to look at it because I've been so busy with work, so I'm just curious of what it could be before I check into it. My main issue is that my car suddenly started squeaking a ridiculous amount when going over any slight bump in the road. It started out kinda quiet, now I hear it over every imperfection in the road. Sounds like metal on metal to me, I know it's coming from the rear passenger area but I can't pinpoint it. I'm guessing something needs to be greased? Car is lowered if that makes a difference. I was ignoring it at first by just turning up the radio but I'll be driving it 5 hours one way to Tennessee this weekend with my old hag and drowning it out that way isn't an option. Thanks in advance guys.
Last edited by fred D; Oct 5, 2017 at 12:58 AM.
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What "fred D" said .... You have a bad tail light bulb
Pull the light assembly out (1 torx screw holds the light assembly in) and replace the bulb.
5 minute job
Pull the light assembly out (1 torx screw holds the light assembly in) and replace the bulb.
5 minute job
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Tail lights don't get brighter because somehow more voltage is applied. There are two filaments. There is a bright tail light filament and a very bright brake light filament. One has failed.
And fred gave the only answer for the squeak. There is no common solution except to start looking and banging and pushing.
And fred gave the only answer for the squeak. There is no common solution except to start looking and banging and pushing.
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Racer
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Thanks fellas. Figured the brake light would be simple enough but didn't know if I should expect anything different so I threw it in the question just to be sure. I should hopefully be able to check that squeaking this afternoon and see what I can find.
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Racer
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Not what I expected
Well the brake light is replaced, easy as anything. But now I've got a new issue and sort of a solution to a previous one? When I started to jack the rear of the car up to check for the noise, my driver side shock started leaking oil. The car has had horrible ride quality compared to my previous 07 since the beginning, I assumed it was because of the larger wheels. Now I've got my answer, it just needs shocks. Gonna use this opportunity to upgrade them and do it right. So unfortunately I won't be driving my car through the mountains tomorrow, which was probably the most fun I had in my 07 making the trip last year. Huge bummer but I'm glad I found the issue. Guess I'll see if the squeaking continues once the new shocks are on. Until then, the car will be parked. Anyone have suggestions for an upgrade?
Racer
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 302
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From: Eatonville Wa.
Well the brake light is replaced, easy as anything. But now I've got a new issue and sort of a solution to a previous one? When I started to jack the rear of the car up to check for the noise, my driver side shock started leaking oil. The car has had horrible ride quality compared to my previous 07 since the beginning, I assumed it was because of the larger wheels. Now I've got my answer, it just needs shocks. Gonna use this opportunity to upgrade them and do it right. So unfortunately I won't be driving my car through the mountains tomorrow, which was probably the most fun I had in my 07 making the trip last year. Huge bummer but I'm glad I found the issue. Guess I'll see if the squeaking continues once the new shocks are on. Until then, the car will be parked. Anyone have suggestions for an upgrade?
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Well the brake light is replaced, easy as anything. But now I've got a new issue and sort of a solution to a previous one? When I started to jack the rear of the car up to check for the noise, my driver side shock started leaking oil. The car has had horrible ride quality compared to my previous 07 since the beginning, I assumed it was because of the larger wheels. Now I've got my answer, it just needs shocks. Gonna use this opportunity to upgrade them and do it right. So unfortunately I won't be driving my car through the mountains tomorrow, which was probably the most fun I had in my 07 making the trip last year. Huge bummer but I'm glad I found the issue. Guess I'll see if the squeaking continues once the new shocks are on. Until then, the car will be parked. Anyone have suggestions for an upgrade?
