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Shannon Bettner Posted on Apr 30, 2013
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I have a 1987 k5 Chevy blazer. The brake lights are not working. The hazard lights work, the running lights work, and the blinkers work. I have checked all the fuses and light bulbs and I still can't get the brake lights to work. Please help!

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Do you have power in and out of the brake light switch ?

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  • Shannon Bettner May 01, 2013

    The switch has double connectors an orange and white wire on one terminal and the other has 2 blackish grey wires and one blackish grey with a white stripe. I replaced the light bulbs and the switch and the hazard breaker. The orange wire has power but not the other one on top. Still no brake lights.

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    Stephen May 01, 2013

    The orange wire is power for the brake lights. The white wire goes from the switch to the turn signal switch, then to the light bulbs. When you depress the brake pedal the white wire should be hot. The other wires are probably for the cruise control.

  • Shannon Bettner May 01, 2013

    It does have cruise control and it has a separate switch mounted beside the brake light switch. It has purple and a pink with black stripe wire. It has a vacuum line attached to it as we'll. I thought that was the cruise control switch.

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    Stephen May 01, 2013

    You may be right. I know the vac hose is for the cruise. Either way, the white wire should be hot when the switch is engaged.

  • Shannon Bettner May 01, 2013

    The white wire is hot when the switch is engaged but still no brakes. The three blackish grey wires on the connector above it do not have any power.

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    Stephen May 01, 2013

    The white wire goes to the turn signal switch. So chances are the problem is inside the turn signal switch.

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SOURCE: 2001 dodge neon tail lights inop

looking at your schematics and , you say tail lights don't work , you didn't mention if front parking lights and license plate lights are working , they all come from the same source , a black /yellow wire , a good clue if front work and rear don't , please advise .if fronts work then you have a open circuit somewhere between junction S118 (near breakout for left headlamp) and rear sockets.

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  • Posted on May 23, 2009

SOURCE: bottom brake lights and hazard lights do not come on. All other lights work including top brake lights. Fuses and bulbs checked.

Check for power out of brake light switch by brake pedal. Of its faulty , the 3rd brake light will still work. Hope this helps

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SOURCE: 99 Chevy Tahoe... Rear turn signals, brake lights, and hazards

I had this problem, and to be honest, it happened to the left side about a week later...it's the board that the bulbs plug into...it's a very common problem with this model. So popular that you can normally get the socket board off the shelf at a parts store! it's extremely simple to replace, and I replaced all the bulbs at the same time!

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  • Posted on Apr 12, 2010

SOURCE: the brake lights on my 1987 toyota camry don't

I have the same problem -

All lights are good - Fuses Good - Brake lights don't go on

Did you fix this problem ? How ?

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