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Just bought a 2001 ES300. My rear lamp malfunction indicator on the dash only comes on when the headlights are on. I turn the headlights off, and the light goes out (independent of the brake pedal). I've changed the tail/brake lights and it's still on. All tail lights work. Any ideas? Bad module?
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Just bought a 2001 ES300. My rear lamp malfunction indicator on the dash only comes on when the headlights are on. I turn the headlights off, and the light goes out (independent of the brake pedal). I've changed the tail/brake lights and it's still on. All tail lights work. Any ideas? Bad module?
The sensor is a resistor-net type that's more sensitive in the 3ES and gen4 Camry than in the earlier gens. Something like a crappy AutoZone "long-life" bulb can set it off due to the higher resistance. Double-check them all, and if you replaced all the bulbs and it's still on, yeah, probably the module or the wiring to it. Bypass it (Google).
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Did you check every single lamp, even the center high mount? I just had this on my '99 a few weeks ago, I replaced all the bulbs with new, standard-brightness Philips and solved.
The sensor is a resistor-net type that's more sensitive in the 3ES and gen4 Camry than in the earlier gens. Something like a crappy AutoZone "long-life" bulb can set it off due to the higher resistance. Double-check them all, and if you replaced all the bulbs and it's still on, yeah, probably the module or the wiring to it. Bypass it (Google).
The sensor is a resistor-net type that's more sensitive in the 3ES and gen4 Camry than in the earlier gens. Something like a crappy AutoZone "long-life" bulb can set it off due to the higher resistance. Double-check them all, and if you replaced all the bulbs and it's still on, yeah, probably the module or the wiring to it. Bypass it (Google).
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Out of the 8 or so cars my parents have had, 3 being much newer, the ES was the only one that had this feature.
I replaced the tails with some LEDs and didn't feel like putting on resistors, so I just used that light as a "your taillights are on" indicator, haha.
I replaced the tails with some LEDs and didn't feel like putting on resistors, so I just used that light as a "your taillights are on" indicator, haha.
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