i have a 1990 honda accord lx auto. i just replaced the right rear tail light assembly because the old one was cracked and caused water to get in and blow the bulb... new assembly is in... hooked up... checked all fuses under hood and inside kick panel... still no tail lights.... my brake lights work as do my signals but no running brake lights... and now when i hit the brake pedal i hear a click in my console and i can feel something clicking in the shifter.

only thing left is to check and see if the new assembly has good bulbs in it since it's used and they may be duff...

any ideas?

 

hmmm might have to do some digging by the looks of things :/

 

try to see if its the bulbs first, otherwise id check your connections for corrosion and make sure any spliced wires or anything of that nature is connected properly. im no electricity guy but thats what we check for on helicopter wiring.

 

The clicking is normal.

The click sound from the brake pedal is the brake light switch activating. When you push the pedal, the switch closes (plunger extends) completing the circuit to the brake lights.

The click from the center console is the Park/neutral safety switch. When you push the brake pedal, the switch closes in the center console, which allows you to shift out of park or neutral.

Sounds to me like you have a wiring problem. First thing to do is check your grounds. make sure all ground wires are properly secured and have a good connection to ground as well. Thats the most common problem with lighting issues.

 

Funny tho never heard the click in the console before yesterday..

 

You probably didn't notice it.

Now that you're looking for a problem, it becomes apparent.

 

+1

I've seen connectors relatively clean and then found corroded wire within the sheathed section just beyond the connector. A resistance test of the run length would be in order if the answer isn't at the connector and the problem still exists. It took me the better part of a Saturday to find that rotted wire was, indeed, as green as lady liberty. I had the good fortune of having both ends of the strand easily accessible and used known good wires to test it with the multimeter.

Good luck