Coda suffers from this same thing, but with a "twist".
I changed the driver's side reverse light and then a week later, I notice the bulb out indicator was lit; sure enough the driver's side reverse light is out. Of course, the indicator only comes on when in reverse.
But the real twist......is the poor ground in Coda's instrument cluster. Either the fuel gauge is NOT dancing around or the bulb out indicator is properly functioning ---- both things do not work at the same time. UGH.
I've come to the point where I've given up on "slapping the dash" to get the fuel gauge to work correctly and instead, just put my reading glasses on to read the trip odometer.