[Kobura]

After seeing this thread for awhile, I decided to check my lights and discovered that my brake lights weren't working, nor was my rear left turn signal. The problems were a failed brake light switch and a loose bulb. Since my car is over three years old, apparently the brake lights weren't working long enough to melt the plastic sockets. LUCKY ME for two reasons: not having melted tail light sockets and not getting rear ended.

Needless to say, I have added a lighting test to my list of things to check on a regular basis.