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Toyota Cressida Tail Lights Q. Hi, first I hope this is the correct e-mail. I wanted to ask Vincent a question. I have a 1986 Toyota Cressida. For some reason the tail lights are not working. I have brake lights and I have turn signals.

The car is a four door automatic. I did install a new radio two weeks prior and had no problem. Then my car alarm was set off and the same night I had no tail lights. I changed all the light bulbs, checked all the fuses. (I think I checked all possible fuses) Also I saw a box in the trunk labeled tail light failure sensor. Is this the problem?

Thank you for your time,
Tiki

A. First thing I would check is the white/black wire coming out of the light switch. If there is no power there and there is power at the green/black wire, you have a bad headlight switch.

If there is no power at the green/black wire, you need to go back and recheck all the fuses with a test light or voltmeter.