Where is The Tail fuse in 2001 Camry

My first post here. It's a great place. I appreciate that there are so many nice people here offering help. The tail lights, and license plate lights in my 2001 Camry stopped working. Brake, turn signals and hazard lights work. I suspected a bad ground because I had a bad ground on a motorbike and it made it behave very strange. It as easy to locate. I have checked for power with a multimeter. There is no power when the brake pedal is not pressed. When the brake pedal is pressed, all the brake lights work as do turn signals and hazard lights. I found an old forum/post from August 2008    2001 Camry (4 Cyl) rear lights not working. discussing it. The solution that helped the original poster was one offered by Chris Luongo. " *************** 1. Check all related fuses in the car, or better yet, check ALL fuses in the car. I think Toyota calls the parking lamp fuse TAIL, for taillights. But try to check everything......backup lights fuse, brake lights fuse, dashboard illumination fuse, and so forth. ************* The original poster found the fuse marked TAIL and replacing it resolved his problem. I did check all the fuses with the fuse tester. THey all seem to work I looked in the fuse box under the hood and did not find any fuse named TAIL. Could it be a relay? I could not find a relay marked TAIL in there. Could anyone please help? I shall really appreciate any help in this matter. A picture would be nice. Thanks very much in advance.

I must thank taym1 for starting the thread and Chris for offering a suggestion right on target. I found the fusebox in the passenger compartment and the fuse marked TAIL.   All the lights are working now. The problem started when I put a little hot glue to keep one of combo parking/stop light bulbs (3157) in the socket. It would keep coming loose and fall into the tail light assembly. Right after I put the glue, the lights went out. I am wondering why the fuse blew right after I put some glue. I was wondering if the glue created a shirt and blew or was it just a coincidence. I have removed as much glue as I could. Is there anything I use to ensure that the bulb does not fall out again?

It is not unusual for the tail light socket to deteriorate after 16 years of service. Plastic becomes brittle and fatigues with age heat. The spring steel and contacts wear and become corroded. You might consider replacing the 3157 socket assy with a new unit ( less that $10 for the pair ). You would need to cut some wires and splice in the new one but that would ensure reliable operation for another decade. Remember that there are 2 variations of socket. I believe that your Camry uses the 3157 Type A socket.Soldering is fun!

Is there a difference between 3157 and 3157A or 3157NA? I have been using 3157. As for sockets I can find only 3157, which says it's compatible with a host of bulbs, "3057 3155 3357 3457 3757 4057 4157 3056 3456 4156 3157A 3157NA". I am not worried about the bulb fitting in the socket, but will the socket fit in the opening for it in the taillight assembly? As an aside, I prefer bayonet type bulbs, I believe they are 1157?

The 3157NA bulbs are the amber ones while he 3157's are clear. My research fould two types of 3157 sockets, Type A and Type B. I would stick with the original 3157 bulb and socket. If your car does a "fast blink" to indicate a bad bulb, changing to a different bulb could confuse the cars' sensing circuits due to a different current draw. This is similar to what happens when you switch to LED bulbs. You might try a friendly Toyota dealer. They might have a bulb socket service replacement kit. It will be more expensive but will properly fit the lens housing. I found a few kits on EBay that say they are the correct item for the 2001 Camry but having never used one, can't be certain. Search EBay with "2001 Camry 3157 bulb socket" to find some current listings.Soldering is fun!

Thanks again Kreg. I had found sockets on e-bay as well as Amazon, autoparts.com, partsgeek etc. Some don't give a picture and some that do, appear to be different. I think you have covered the topic exhaustively. I shall just order one from a parts dealer with whom I have had good expereince and see if it fits. Your comment about LED bulbs is interesting. I knew that replacing incandescent turn signal bulbs with LED bulbs cause problems due to much lower current draw--they flash at twice the normal blinking rate, which is a signal for one of the bulbs being bad but never knew the same could happen with a stop light too.

It depends on the bulb type and vehicle. Some newer vehicles will monitor current draw on all bulbs and give an error indication on the instrument panel, even for license plate bulbs.Soldering is fun!