Front Park Lights?

[cramer_77]

01hd, i have no front park lights, got turn, flashers, drl, headlights, just no front park lights. replace all front bulbs cause the front left turn was out that didn't fix it. Getting power through the fuse. rear park and aftermarket cab lights work. just replaced just switch and still nothing. didn't know if this was a common problem or if someone had any ideas as to where to go next. thanks.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by cramer_77

01hd, i have no front park lights, got turn, flashers, drl, headlights, just no front park lights. replace all front bulbs cause the front left turn was out that didn't fix it. Getting power through the fuse. rear park and aftermarket cab lights work. just replaced just switch and still nothing. didn't know if this was a common problem or if someone had any ideas as to where to go next. thanks.

did you check all fuses like the '
"fr prk fuse 10A "...?

this is in the engine wiring harness junction block..next to the battery..

[cramer_77]

sure did, thats the fuse i talked about earlier, it isn't blown or anything. theres no power to the bulbs(last time i checked at least), i even checked the 30A green fuse labeled prk lmps. would this mean theres a open between the fuse and a connector or splice? i got "alldata" at work but i can't find a diagram for the lights to save my life.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by cramer_77

sure did, thats the fuse i talked about earlier, it isn't blown or anything. theres no power to the bulbs(last time i checked at least), i even checked the 30A green fuse labeled prk lmps. would this mean theres a open between the fuse and a connector or splice? i got "alldata" at work but i can't find a diagram for the lights to save my life.

the front park LTS go to the fuse 10a directly...this is the brown wire,,,,since both lamps have no voltage,,and the fuse has voltage on both sdes,,the problem must be in the fuse block...

follow these brown wires back to the fuse block and then into the wiring of the fuse block...use voltmeter to find loss of voltage..

[cramer_77]

if i remember right i checked some brown wires coming out of the bottom of the fuse block and they would light the test light when the switch was operated.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by cramer_77

if i remember right i checked some brown wires coming out of the bottom of the fuse block and they would light the test light when the switch was operated.

with a volt meter check for voltage at each lamp socket...

then with ohm meter see if lamps are good...

[cramer_77]

replaced all the lamps in the front so those i know are good. i plan on getting into in depth this weekend. could i check for resistance between the wires coming out of the fuse block that go to the lamps.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by cramer_77

replaced all the lamps in the front so those i know are good. i plan on getting into in depth this weekend. could i check for resistance between the wires coming out of the fuse block that go to the lamps.

the best way to check if the lamps are good is to place lamps in a socket that will light the lamp...then you know for sure the internal filiment and the exterior connections are good..

[kahjdh]

I dont think that there is a bulb problem. Pull the junction block off so that you can back probe the connectors. Trace the brown wires back, positions c5 and b5, and then work your way back to the sockets. Since you lost both at the same time and assuming the turn signals still work the grounds for the circiut are good since they are shared. My guess would be the splice in the junction block.

[gremlin96]

your parking lights will turn off when the parking brake is set or depressed just a little. i would check the switch there. some times its just a simple readjustment.

[cramer_77]

just to tell people what the problem actually was. Had a friend come over that works at a Chevy Dealership and got a case of beer found the front park light fuse to be loose in in holder in the underhood junction block, it was getting power to the fuse just wasn't good contact to send it to the lights and as i was backing it out of the garage he noticed that i had no right rear tail lights, and come to find out that was another loose fuse holder, just thought i would update in case someone else has the same problem.

[j cAT]

I thought is was the fuse block..it also could have been rodents...thats worse..

[cramer_77]

i hear ya there j cat, the shop i work at we have a customer that is always bringing in his vehicles cause of rodent chews. You would think after spending over $400 on a rodent chew repair he would do something about it. but oh well. the problem was where the fuse went into the underhood fuse block. the metal female slots weren't tight enough on the fuse to let current go through the way they should, so i just moved them closer together with a small screwdriver, now they work like new.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by cramer_77

i hear ya there j cat, the shop i work at we have a customer that is always bringing in his vehicles cause of rodent chews. You would think after spending over $400 on a rodent chew repair he would do something about it. but oh well. the problem was where the fuse went into the underhood fuse block. the metal female slots weren't tight enough on the fuse to let current go through the way they should, so i just moved them closer together with a small screwdriver, now they work like new.

I was thinking of this loose fuse socket problem with your vehicle...these fuses are very difficult to remove normaly..I believe someone may have rocked the fuses excessively in order to remove ...rather than pulling straight out , with a long nose pliers...

I would check all of them to be sure they are tight..

[cramer_77]

yeah i checked most of them that night, i was starting to get a little tired and cold, garage wasn't heated. i didn't know they had a problem with that though, its nice to know that know.