Ok so I'm getting a rear lamp failure on my 95 zj and I just changed one of them lastnight. The warning just came on again and I checked and they are both working. What now?

 

Did you check the bulbs in the high-mount brake light and the license plate lights? Maybe the sockets need cleaning?
Dan

 

I did some reading and I guess there's 3 lights in the hatch brake light so I'm going to look at that tomorrow. Lol blue I love how your the only one helping me! I appreciate it. The zjs a lil bit different from the xj.

 

Wish I could be of more help.
Dan

 

These rear lights are a pain.... What is the bulb # that is needed? Is it the 21 or the 22? The one I am driving has 22's in the 3rd tail light, no message with lights off, but when I turn on the lights, then the message comes on, rear light failure...

 

same thing is happening to me. i really havnt looked into it that deep yet but probably will today

 

the license plate bulb # is 168 and the high mount brake light's # is 921

 

Thanks everyone.... This is not my thread of course.... I removed the 2 high mount brake light bulbs, which were 922 and I replaced them with the 921.... This solved my issues, my brake light failure is clear, both with lights on and lights off...

 

I have had the same problem for a year now and couldnt fix it. thank you for asking the question! i will try those bulbs tomorrow. thanks everyone!

 

lol your welcome! haha

 

another attemp failed. ha i put new bulbs in the third brake light and both license bulbs and the problem remains. all bulbs on the car are in working order yet i still get the dreaded rear lamp failure message and turn signals blink slow. other ideas out there?

 

Wow I thought I was the only guy ignoring the warning! Everything was working fine one day and blam then it showed. I can drive all day but as soon as I use the brakes the warning pops up, all bulbs are good, so WTH? Anyone else have/reslve this issue? Just started a couple weeks back.

 

When I had the warning on my ZJ, I had just bought it and the lady only drove it winter in upper Michigan and got in a fender bender. I beleive that the tail light got busted and some of the wires got cut. Whoever "fixed" it used what looked like athletic tape instead of electrical tape. So the lady kept on driving it in winter and salt got in there and croaded the wires through so I also ended up changing the bulbs and sections of wire.

 

as a side note how do your 32's work under your car? any rubbing? i also have a 4.5 inch lift but im running 31's and they dont rub at all even off road and i was thinking about getting something bigger next time aroud.

 

I don't know cuz I haven't gotten them yet. I'm guna get them hopefully this summer cuz I'm still in school right now and just don't have time.