Hi, I`m a newbie ,want to say hi to everyone ,I am having a problem with my taillights ,I started the car turned on the headlights only to realize I had no front parking lights and no taillights ,but when I put my foot on the brakes the brake lamps came on and also the front parking lights came on ,I checked the fuse and replaced ,but the fuse blew again .

 

You Definetly have a short somewhere, better get out the meter and start testing away

 

I'll second that, certainly sounds like a short somewhere in the wiring. Look for damage to the harness somewhere. Did this just start happening? If so, have you done any work to the car at all recently?

 

Check the rear tailight bulb sockets for corrosion. Very common problem on these cars..

 

The circuit boards in these cars at this age can be a common problem. The wires get old and break and sometimes it can cause the lights to do odd things becasue it is searching for a ground. Many of the older Altimas are prone to this too. If this is your problem, then this is what you need: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-91...32724393QQrdZ1

 

Thanks to everyone for their advice ,I will check these suggestions out.

 

I just changed the taillights ,and we had some rain ,I think some water might have got in there ,where can I get some of the black goo that is around the taillights ,can I buy that at a local carparts store and what is the name of it.

 

Window weld would work..

 

Can I pick up at Auto Zone,Is this the stuff they install windsheilds with.

 

Yes........

 

I want to thank you guys for your advice ,I fixed the problem ,you see I just changed my taillights from GXE too SE so i used the circuit boards from my old taillights and used some window weld to seal up the opening. so thanks Gapboi210 and MyGreenMax94.

 

yeah i got to do that too. I also had the same problem cause my back panell wire are bured out and i only use one bulb for each side for now. i got to order the panell.

 

If you check out post #5 you can order panel off of ebay ,nice looking max ,I like the rims.

 

This same thing happened to me after I installed my new headunit so I thought that caused the problem. I just replaced the bulbs in the rear because the glass looked a little dark. Then I tried turning on the lights and the fuse for the tails blew. The bulb panel or circuit board looks fine. Does this still sound like the bulb circuit board is the problem?

 

boards are not always the problem. i dont know mine and i have 3 set of boards.

 

This problem would probably be worth a trip to your local j-yard for a used unit test..

 

I saw that there are three sets of wires and two have connectors. The third set goes behind the "carpet", does that also have a connector?

 

The upper right bulb in the right side panel would not come out of it's socket. The black insulation in the rear of the socket is melted and after busting out the bulb everything in there was melted. Don't know exactly what happened but maybe since the bulb is really old it caused a problem. Should I replace the socket or the whole panel?

 

I would replace the whole unit...