[gibbon7000]

My e92 keeps showing a "right brake light failure" I have replaced the bulb but still the error is coming up. Any ideas?

[andydutton]

What code? What age car? This is quite a common issue with the bulb connectors. I have had it recently, I just made the connection better by tightening the grip on the bulb and using some contact cleaner. Not thrown a code since. If it continue I have read bmw were carrying out a replacement on the whole board as connectors were improved on later cars. Hope that helps.

[Ess]

I had this problem too with one of the brake lights, I think it was the left one. This was at the time where I still had a small amount of faith left in the dealer. Car was with them for a service and they fixed this at the same time, apparently by doing what Andy described above.

[DavS1]

cheap bulbs can also sometimes still show an error even though it works.

[gibbon7000]

Car is 2008. Bulb was Osram.

[Sparky68]

Check the contacts and make sure you have not pulled a wire from the plug, even a lose connection can throw error codes.

[gibbon7000]

Oh and just to add, the light works.

[woggledog]

I've got a similar issue. I can tap the bulb housing in the tail gate and it starts working for a day or so. Going to try everything suggested here

[andydutton]

Yeah sounds like exactly the same issue, I gave up at one point and drove with the warning, so it's not an exact science. But touch would since virtually crushing the bulb into the holder it's not thrown a code

[gibbon7000]

Managed to clear the error. As above, really pushed the bulb in and hey presto. I'll see how long it lasts