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Check the fuse. That is the only way you are going to eliminate whether it is the problem. Here is a link to the fuse box diagram. The tail light fuse is fuse 31. Might as well eye the fuses to see if anything else might be blown. https://www.autogenius.info/lexus-es300-1997-fuse-box-diagram/
If not a fuse, you may have to replace a bulb. If you turn on your headlights and the taillights are not illuminated, prepare to replace bulbs. Well, it's likely, anyway.
Open the trunk and locate the tail light assembly.
Remove the screws or clips that hold the assembly in place.
Gently pull the assembly away from the car.
Locate the bulb that needs to be replaced and twist it counterclockwise to remove it.
Insert a new bulb and twist it clockwise to secure it in place.
Reattach the tail light assembly and test if it's working.
It's more likely a fuse is blown, the tail lights are on the same fuse as the dash illumination, check the tail lights if they are not working replace the fuse marked 'tail' in the fuse panel on the inside at the left side of the dash under the cover. At the same time check the 'gauge' fuse', there is a fuse location diagram on the cover.
Sounds like a major fuse blown. Any wiring disconnected or stripped near the pump ? Have you checked the major fuses around the battery and underhood fuse box ?
Have you probed the tail/brake lamp socket to see if power is there or you just assume it is? also make sure the ground is good for the brake lights Do that if not done already and let me know.
Hi ....... Look up under the footwell and brake pedal, theres a switch mounted onto a metal bracket, they should self adjust to compensate for wear etc ............... remove from the bracket and make sure contacts and action is good.
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