Taillights won't turn on

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Asked by Roadwarrior7 Sep 22, 2016 at 12:21 AM about the 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL Crew Cab LB 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Brake lights work backup lights work signal lights
work but taillights won't stay on.  Where do I go
from here?

31 Answers

35,405

Tail lights are on a separate fuse, i think it's fuse #6 in fuse box by kick panel on passenger side

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https://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-25100-Short-Tester/dp/B000RFLR0U/ref=sr_1_36?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1474515996&sr=1-36

6 people found this helpful.
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Copy & paste url to new tab, it works great With a little practice you can find a short anywhere and it can be used to locate shorts in ways that the instructions do not show just have to use it and follow instructions.

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Check everything it can even locate bad sensors or wires even threw carpet dash, panels, floor, from inside or outside the car.

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35,405

Check to see if licence plate light turns on, if it doesnt, check the connecting plug above the spare tire, if it does, check ground wire for tail lights

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80

I am having same issue- was there ever a resolution to this issue

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59,825

Fuse, brake light switch, bad bulbs either side, bad bulb socket, short in wires.

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Im currently troubleshooting this same issue... Very frustrating

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My running lights are not working. Have break lights and turn signal. If I power a wire at one of the tail lights they all work. Someone told me it could be the GEM module?

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230

Same issue, brake lights, turn signals, reverse lights all work. Rear running lights and license plate lights don’t. Going to look into it all tomorrow

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2009 f250 All lights work fine except the taillights! Can someone help me?

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the fuse 4 tail light on my 2016 ford f350 is in the cab fuse box # 30!

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I'm having the same issue with my 2016 cc lb 6.7l I have brake lights turn signals reverse and plate lights but no running lights I changed fuse #30 on the passenger side fuse box and still nothing I have aftermarket smoked LEDs I tried replacing the whole unit with another set hoping they magically died at the same time and those dont work either any help would be much appreciated

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I have headlights brake lights turn signals and reverse light. And I don't Have dashboard lights

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Mattpippert21. Did u find the issue. I have the exact same scenario with my smoked lights .

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I did but it was not related to the smoked lights it was an issue with the truck where the wiring harness grounds to the frame rail by the spare tire there is a plug and the metal connectors in the plug went bad so we cut a couple wires and jumped the plug and heatshrinked everything

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POSSIBLE SOLUTION: My problem: Brake lights and tail lights did not work. Signal lights worked. Additionally, when I stepped on the brake, the turn signals would speed up. Solution: After reading the answer by Mattpippert21, I lowered the spare tire. I found a ground wire, located on the inner left frame rail that was significantly corroded. I removed the corroded connector, scraped the wires, installed a new connector and re-connected to frame. As I was doing this, I found a loose wire at one of the connectors located in this location (just as Mattpippert21 noted). Upon close inspection, I found that the loose wire went into one of the connectors and in the same connector I found another frayed wire. The frayed wire and the broken wire were right at the connector and were NOT easily seen. I only found them after disconnecting all three connectors that were associated with the wiring harness (the harness runs along the inside of the left frame rail). I cut both ends of the connector off and used red butt splices and shrink wrap to repair. Conclusion: In reflecting on the genesis of my problem, I note that I was pulling a trailer and that the tail lights of the trailer flickered just prior to the failure. So, take a CLOSE look at these connectors. Look for wire damage that is VERY close to where the wires enter into the connector body. Thank you to Mattpippert21. He gets the credit for pointing me in the right direction.

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I have a 2006 f350 king ranch and my parking lights don’t work and my brake lights don’t work either and my cluster doesn’t work but all the gauges move when I’m driving and when I put my feet on the brake they work and my side markers don’t turn on and my fog lights could some one help me find the problem

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I have a 2002 f-350 7.3 4wd an I’m having a light issue first problem is when I have dim lights on an try to switch to high beam the lights go out completely until I switch them back to low beam then second problem is my parking lights get stuck on an I disconnect battery for 5 minutes an reconnect crank truck an they off until I turn lights on then back off then they stuck on again

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The parking lamp fuse is a 15 amp fuse controls all power for lighting in the rear with exception of brakes and reverse lighting and depending on the case trailer accessories as well

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Can’t get the parking lights to work on my 2001 F350 drop truck . All the fuses are fine .

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I have the same problem on a 2012 f350 the tail lights won't come on everything else works what is the problem

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If you can jumper power to the plug on the BCM and all the lights come on, then you need a new Body Control Module

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No taillights no running lights 2011 Ford 360 king ranch

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