rear bulb out error

[trancenation]

Hi all,

My pass. rear inner tail light (attached to the trunk) does not work. The error code first appeareed when the bulb when out. I replaced the bulb with a new one but it had no effect. I'm kinda in a pickle. However I did see that there was a recall for the tail lights on our vehicles but i'm not sure if my problem is related. Could anyone chime in if they know anything about this issue":?


Thanks

[kayger12]

Could well be that your ground wire is shot.

Take a look at your harness. Sometimes when they fail, they can melt.

A DIY for it is here http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1076114

If it's the bad ground, then it should be covered by the recall from what I've read.

[bullfrogs_M3]

Could well be that your ground wire is shot.

Take a look at your harness. Sometimes when they fail, they can melt.

A DIY for it is here http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1076114

If it's the bad ground, then it should be covered by the recall from what I've read.

THIS RIGHT HERE!!!!!! If i could upvote this I would. I had the same problem, went and got the parts, installed it per instructions, now no longer an issue. PERIOD! $20 or so to fix and ground wire problem/fault fixed

[trancenation]

Thanks guys, I'm actually going to take the car into the dealer for the service bulletin once I receive a recall notice. I didn't notice any corrosion or burnt connectors on either tail light assemblies.

[zj96sc]

Sometimes trunk wiring also frays or breaks in the loom between the body and trunk. My e36M lock actuator stopped working for this reason. Cut the loom open and found several damaged wires.