verXic

So for a few day before this my right blinker was blinking really fast. But just yesterday my tail lights went out, and so did my license plate light. I checked the bulb and only the right side tail light was out and had some kind of burnt residue. I cannot check the voltage of the socket.
Brake lights work perfectly fine.

So I replaced the tail light bulb and it's still not working, need some help ASAP! I can't drive like this for long and I have work for the rest of this week.. :/

HRMoneyPit

What work have you done recently?

verXic

Strut replacement, that's it. Front Driver.

HRMoneyPit

You check fuses?

verXic

Checked IPDM, and the one under steering wheel. Not a single one is burnt or broken.

tampa_joey

the fast blinker - was the actual light flashing faster?
or did you only notice that the dash indicator was flashing faster and no idea what the actual light was doing?
you also mention that the tail light bulb was out-but what about the turn signal bulb?

admittedly- i am no electrical engineer- but things that also come to mind to check are all wiring around both strut mounts and also around the places that the strut bar that crosses over the top of the engine mounts to- and any places that you might have placed a hand on to get leverage (all of these sorta places in the engine compartment) and dont forget to check any plug connections even close to those places for looseness due to being pushed/pulled upon inadvertently

verXic

Yes the actual light was blinking faster,I found out that it was the front passenger blinker.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

funny how basic trouble shooting alluded you .....

tampa_joey

ok- so the fast blink was solved- what of the tail lights/lic.plate light?

verXic

Tail lights are still out.
Lic plate also...

rustyschopshop

if those lights are out more than likely the fuse is blown. There are 3 fuse boxes in our z's. Of course you know of the one under the dash as you wrote of. There is also 2 near the battery under the hood. The one you need to access is a pain in the **** as far as fuse access. You will need to remove the battery cover trim and wiper cowl on the pass side. Pull up on the fuse box cover and you will see them. Good luck and hope it helps.

verXic

I checked those and none of them are burnt out

rustyschopshop

You may want to pull the tail light fuse and see if you are getting power to the box. From what you are saying, it doesn't sound like it will be an easy fix. I would recommend tracing circuits with a multi meter.