'97 Civic Tail Lights turn off when Braking

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Mar 19, 2019 | 01:57 PM

Sammycookies

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'97 Civic Tail Lights turn off when Braking

Greetings,

I just bought a 1997 Civic and the only thing keeping it from passing safety inspection is that the turn signals stop working whenever the brakes are applied. It stops making the turn signal noise as well. As soon as the brake is released the turn signal resumes as normal. Any ideas?? I looked at all harnesses and connections in the trunk and they look good.

Mar 19, 2019 | 04:19 PM

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Re: '97 Civic Tail Lights turn off when Braking

BAD BULBS

Mar 19, 2019 | 05:07 PM

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Re: '97 Civic Tail Lights turn off when Braking

Bad ground on the bulbs (outer shell part of the socket corroded) or a broken ground wire in the trunk.

Mar 20, 2019 | 01:19 PM

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Re: '97 Civic Tail Lights turn off when Braking

Figured it out!

It was a bad ground connection above the trunk under the back window. Screw was loose. Tightened it down and everything works great now! Got it inspected today and hopefully registered tomorrow!