2008 Tail Light issue...
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2008 Tail Light issue...
I read on another forum that a failed tail light on an '08 F150 disables the vehicle by design. I have a hard time believing this to be the case. What do you guys know about this?
One of my most frustrating times was with an 08 Ford F-150. The taillight went out at a car wash when my daughter was 4yrs old. We were inside the wash and the trutk wouldn’t go into reverse. Finally I had to call a tow truck and he said it happens all the time. If a taillight goes out its a safety feature and the truck shouldnt be driven. Real safe that I’m stuck in town with my kid. Screw you ford.
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That's hilarious. I've had a tail light out on my '07, truck ran fine.
It would be a bigger safety issue if your tail light went out while driving or in stop and go traffic and the truck becomes a motionless 2 and half ton brick.
In that guy's story, something more was at play. How would the light go out from a car wash? Something else in the truck was damaged that caused his problem.
It would be a bigger safety issue if your tail light went out while driving or in stop and go traffic and the truck becomes a motionless 2 and half ton brick.
In that guy's story, something more was at play. How would the light go out from a car wash? Something else in the truck was damaged that caused his problem.
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I think what we have here is a cause/effect confusion. The shift lever has a brake interlock on it, you have to press the brake pedal to select certain gears. If the brake pedal position switch fails, you could loose brake lights and the shift interlock, preventing the truck from being shifted out of park. The PCM has no control over the shift interlock.
Edit, Also these trucks do have a shift interlock override, so if he read his owner's manual he would've know that.
Edit, Also these trucks do have a shift interlock override, so if he read his owner's manual he would've know that.
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