So I just realized that the interior lights on the tailgate (inside tailgate) do not work. The dome lights and map lights work, and I checked the DOME fuse and it is not blown. Any thoughts? It would be strange if both bulbs blew on both lights at the same time. I am going to pull them and double check. Any help is appreciated.
Tailgate interior lights not working
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4RnR Grl
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Are they turned off?
I moved the switches for each light to the on position and no love for either of them.
flyinhawaiian01
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Could be the bulbs if you slammed your tailgate shut, that might just be enough to jolt the filaments in the bulbs loose.
Easy enough to check though, just pull the lights out with a screwdriver (facing forward, pry the left, or driver's, side of the lamps, the clip is on that side) and use a multimeter. Pull the bulbs out, then test to see if you have +12V on the metal clips that hold the lamp in place. One of them should have +12V. If you don't, then you need to find either a fuse or broken wire/switch somewhere. If you do have +12V, the bulb is bad.
Easy enough to check though, just pull the lights out with a screwdriver (facing forward, pry the left, or driver's, side of the lamps, the clip is on that side) and use a multimeter. Pull the bulbs out, then test to see if you have +12V on the metal clips that hold the lamp in place. One of them should have +12V. If you don't, then you need to find either a fuse or broken wire/switch somewhere. If you do have +12V, the bulb is bad.
OK, I'll give that shot. Thanks!
See if you can find a fuse just for those lights (doubt there is one) and check the switch for the tail gate and see if it is stuck or damaged.
