ive been trying to figure this out for years. Exactly the same issue. I drove my van like that for 15 years, then I finally got pulled over for it. Thanks for the video!!
Thank you very much boss You fix my problem All I can say is GOD bless you for helping guys like me that cannot afford mechanic shop. I'm not saying mechanics are bad I'm just broke all the time and couldn't afford $150 per hour fee for mechanics. Thanks again good man
My 99 Chevy Express had the same problem. I fixed it with the new tail light harnesses (Dorman part# 923-017). It solved the problem for 45$ in 60 minutes. Thx for the video!!!
I want to say, this video saved me hours of headache pointin me to try replacing these terminals as my first effort in fixing the exact symptoms my van was having, NO BRAKE LIGHTS! I ordered two Dorman replacements Amazon Prime, 2 days later I swapped them out..and BAM all lights working again, under $40 , my van is a 2002 1500 express 6cyl, the part was 923-015 tail light harness GM, thank you thank you. I first thought it was something wrong with a trailer hitch installed before I purchased it...This is a pretty important repair, no brake lights ....not good! again Thanks for posting this...
I’ve got a 2002 Express 3500 I’ve owned since new. Got exact same problem both sides. My troubleshooting has me down to that harness when I decided to see if YT would save me some time. So Thankyou for the vid.
...I ordered new sockets.. 37 bucks each and next day shipping.. 95 total.. hoping I don't need new harness.. does the harness come with sockets?.. if it's the harness at least I have new sockets now, too.. or will I end up with 4 new sockets if I need a harness.. ?
In my case, it WAS the sockets themselves that were bad. With that being said, I had purchased the dorman assembly which is the harness and all the sockets pre wired so it was just a matter of twisting in the new sockets and plugging it in. Sounds like you'll either have some soldering or some crimping to do but sockets alone will MOST LIKELY fix your issue.
@@skymiller530 same issue here in my 00’. It’s came down to same issue you have. Daytime no problem. Nighttime I have running lights in back but no tails but my third brake light stays on. Last week I had brake lights at night but the running lights would dim while hitting the pedal. I cleaned the sockets, added dielectric grease and cleaned all my grounds inside van at rear now this. Did you ever get it figured out? Thank you
@@richardlavelle4521 Yes I finally have everything working correctly. But I am terribly sorry to say that I shelled out $100. for someone else to deal with it, and they fixed it rather quickly. I didn't ask, they didn't tell. I was just so happy to have ed everything working without any more of my own personal time involved. I was so aggravated over these lights. I hope you get relief soon.
@@javierlongoria274 hm..thats interesting. Haven't come across this problem ever. I suppose first Id double check that you're using the correct bulb. If thats correct, maybe hook up a voltmeter to that circuit and make sure its not getting bursts of high voltage somehow (doubtful) ...another possibility is cheap bulbs.
So what is the part number? If you don't remember the part number, what is the NAME of that part of the wiring harness? Good video, but revealing the part number or name would also be helpful. I have no idea of what to order to fix the problem. H E L P
