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2008 E250 no Driver low beam or brakelight

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Old 07-11-2014, 06:23 PM
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Exclamation 2008 E250 no Driver low beam or brakelight

Like the title says I have a 08 E250. The High beams work but driver side low beam will not. I changed the bulb and no luck. About a week later my driver side brake light and turn signal stopped working as well. again I changed out the bulbs and nothing. I'm stuck and have no clue where to even start to try and fix this myself. Times are tough and Id rather not spend the money for something I can potentially fix myself. Any help all of you could provide would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
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There are fuses for the individual low beam headlights, one for each side. Check those however I don't have an '08 EVTM handy...........

If the turn signal/brake light have suddenly failed I'd suspect a loose ground wire somewhere near the T/L housing itself. Do the reverse lights work on that side?

Because these issues seem to be on the left or drivers side possibly there is a wiring issue---a close inspection of the wiring harness concentrating on the connectors might reveal something. For the most part problems like this often can be attributed to a faulty ground wire, those closest to the failed lamp usually the culprit.
 
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Similar issues here on my e-350 - wondering if you had a fix you found. My brake lamps work though. Fuses are good...maybe both lows burnt out at the EXACT same time??
 
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^^ That's possible or their grounds might be compromised?

Are the fuses known good, testing with a meter or light or simply look good and not burned in two?

Sometimes those buggers will fail and still look new.
 
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I am thinking its the ground. Fuses checked out good but still checked with new (known good) ones. Time to do some chasing!
 
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Your grounds are just about the only thing remaining to be checked----hoping its just that and nothing more.
 
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