Brake Light - Intermittant Fault

[matthewr6097]

Hi - I have an intermittant fault with my brake light on my 2002 A4, On a say a 30 min journey the Driver information system will come on about 6 times telling me that the rear left brake light is out. It will then clear itself and be ok for a while. I have checked that when the DIS is diplaying a fault that the brake light isn't working and it's not, The bulb is fine. Any idea's as it's driving me bananas....

[kite]

Clean the bulb contacts on both the rear light clusters

[matthewr6097]

I forgot to mention I have also cleaned the contacts in the light cluster and still have the problem...

[kite]

Clean the contacts on both clusters, not just the side where the fault is.
Change the bulbs, use quality bulbs.

[stchris356]

replace the bulbs!

[matthewr6097]

Thanks - Didn't think changing to a good make bulb would make a difference...changed to a bosch and job done! Not sure why as the old one hadn't blown but hey ho...

[stchris356]

Thanks - Didn't think changing to a good make bulb would make a difference...changed to a bosch and job done! Not sure why as the old one hadn't blown but hey ho...

Poor quality + High resistance = Bulb warning light!

[JIGGY C]

Change the bulbs - do both - be careful buying them though as the ones at Halfords are currently packaged up wrong - go to your local Audi dealership and get them, you will need the staggered pin ones

[kite]

German car+German bulb= NO BULB OUT WARNING ;)