97 Camry Tail lights

I have a 1997 Camry and i have a problem i'm sure someone can clarify
for me. My tail lights are out. The bulbs are fine, the fuse is
fine, and the light indicator never turned on, on my dash. but the
lights are out. All the other lights are just fine. I assume that a
connection is loose or a wire cut somewhere, but that's just my rough
guess.

any thoughts?

Pete Y, 2/3/2007,7:46:05 PM, wrote:
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> I have a 1997 Camry and i have a problem i'm sure someone can clarify
> for me. My tail lights are out. The bulbs are fine, the fuse is
> fine, and the light indicator never turned on, on my dash. but the
> lights are out. All the other lights are just fine. I assume that a
> connection is loose or a wire cut somewhere, but that's just my rough
> guess.
>
> any thoughts?[/color]

There's a wiring harness around the hinge that holds the wires. Look
around there for a broken wire. Another place to look is you might
have a shared ground between the lights that has broken. These are the
easy checks you can do quickly. Otherwise you will need electronics
background and a multimeter to go much farther.

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:46:05 -0800, Pete Y wrote:
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> I have a 1997 Camry and i have a problem i'm sure someone can clarify for
> me. My tail lights are out. The bulbs are fine, the fuse is fine, and
> the light indicator never turned on, on my dash. but the lights are out.
> All the other lights are just fine. I assume that a connection is loose
> or a wire cut somewhere, but that's just my rough guess.
>
> any thoughts?[/color]


That's exactly it. You'll have to try to troubleshoot what went haywire
along the way. Is anything else not working, like the turn signals or
anything else (reverse lights, etc...)

Japanese cars have this neat little feature. If the fuse blows for the
taillights, the dash lights go off as well. Are the dash lights on when
you turn on the headlights? If not, the problem is somewhere in the
fuseblock. If they do come on, then start tracing wires. The wiring is in
the rocker panel. accessible by removing the sill covers in the door
jambs. I would get a meter, determine which color wire goes to the
taillights and trace it back from there. I don't believe there is an
interim connector anywhere, but I've been wrong once or twice before.
That's why I asked if any other lights weren't working back there.

Good Luck!