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Originally Posted by StevenMathews
My '92 Camry sedan has the common dead tail lights problem. I understand that the culprit is likely the Light Failure Sensor. I have also read to check the wiring near the left trunk hinge since it takes a lot of flexing. Question: Is a fried Light Failure Sensor always/usually associated with a short somewhere or does it often blow on its own? In other words, if I fix the Light Failure Sensor how likely is it that it will stay fixed?
Thanks,
Steve
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Hello StevenMathews, if you fix/replace the Light Failure Sensor it will probrally burn out on you again
unless you find/fix the short which caused it to burn out in the first place. the yellow box (light failure sensor) should not burn out on its own because of age. You could have a broken wire near the left trunk hinge; but most likely it's a shorted out light bulb for the brakes (#1157 bulbs) that is causing the Light Failure Sensor to fry. I recently had the same problem with my 1989 camry and sure enough it was bad bulbs.
even though the bulbs look good they still could have an internal short. just replace all brake light bulbs if you don't have a digital multimeter to test them. bulbs don't cost that much. If you can't fix the Light Failure Sensor you have the car junkyard sells them for much less than the toyota dealership. good luck fixing your car.
JOET/CAMRY