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techntrek
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Calendar Event: Break Light Flashes Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 5:58pm |
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I agree it sounds like a problem with the tail/turn light combiner. When mine went bad both brake lights flashed exactly like a turn signal. Be careful to order a new one that supports LED lights, not all can drive LEDs.
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Doug ~ '98 Coleman ('05-'09) ~ '10 171 ('09-'15) ~ 2008 Salem ('14-'23) ~ 2019 Keystone ('23-now) ~
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Outbound
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Posted: 01 Sep 2014 at 9:32pm |
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If your running lights are on while you're breaking with the turnsignal, then yes, it might look like your description; but that'd be it. Except, the flashing frequency shouldn't be noticeably slower - well, not on a truck built in this century (wow, it feels very strange saying that); a 90s truck's flasher might slow down a bit due to the voltage drop from powering all the lights.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Hairy Podders
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Posted: 01 Sep 2014 at 9:12pm |
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Sounds like a bad logic module light controller on the truck. If yours has one. IE: If your truck has separate brake light & turn light bulbs on each side, then you truck has to have a logic module to adapt that system to the single brake/ turn light bulb on the Rpod. Sounds like that little black box is bad. Or it may have a poor ground.
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines
2014 RP178
2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
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vnapoli
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Posted: 01 Sep 2014 at 7:54pm |
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I have a 2014 RPOD 171 and on our recent trip my wife who was following me said that when I applied my breaks my left break light flashes as though I was making a turn. This only happen when the vehicle in running. In addition, the speed of the flashing is slower than a turn signal.
So my question is: Is the left one flashing when it shouldn't or is the right one not flashing when it should?
Thanks in advance.
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Vince and Debbie
R Pod 171
Tacoma 4x4, regular cab, 4 cylinder
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