Elaine I Have Kids To Feed,I Cant Get Back And Forth To Work,PLEASE,PLEASE Someone Help Me?I Had The Brake Switch Replaced,Did Not Work,Still Reads Fuse 17 Failed,No Brake Lights Or Heater,And Cannot Find 17 Anywhere,No Box Under The Passenger Seat,Only The Hood Replaced Everything Under There?? Im Lost??PLEASE Once Again Help Me,No Reset Switch Either??Mine Is A 96 Model.God Bless! ? Jul 15, 2014

Could be several things. Battery connection, starter solenoid, starter, neutral safety switch, ignition switch. First have someone hit the starter while the key is in the start position. If no start, check to see if voltage is at the starter solenoid. Try moving the gear indicator back and forth from P to D with the key in crank position. Make sure the park brake is set. Make sure the battery cables are clean and tight. There should be several feed wires coming off the positive post. Make sure all are ok. Some are fusible links and may have burnt.

I think you have a bad ground at the back on both rear lights or their earth out on the same connection but these american cars use a funny system where the stop lights are the indicators and not a seperate yellow light like europeon motors ,Now these brake light switches also allow the indicators to work by shutting off the feed to the stop light so it flashes with indicators ,Why american cars use this system i dont know as its so complicated for the stop light switch function but try the ground or earth wire on the back lights and if no joy then ask a american mechanic with experiance of this sort of circuitry as when i get american cars for import i have to fit new back lights and disconnect the brake light switch .

Its possible that your THEFT SYSTEM or PASSLOCK SYSTEM is armed; check in the Owners Manual the procedure to disarm. Keep us updated about your advences.

brake lights do have to come on to shift out of park.make sure they do come on.also check for broken shifter cable,try rocking it back @ forht, sometimes the cable on transmission bind when under certain situations.rock it back @ forth while attempting to shift out of park. hope this helps!!!

You hit it on the nail, you have check every thing we would have checked here at my repair shop, it's going to be the turn signal switch, as you now the brake light circuit run's through it and more then likely your center top brake light works.Bad switch (turn signal).

check the ground wires on the frame rails at the back of the frame

check for a fuse,i believe its by the drivers side door in the dash,then check if there is vacumm going to the cruise control,check to make sure the brake light isnt staying on,check to see if the linkage is still hooked up,and try wiggling the on\off switch back and forth(slide switch)..it could be a bad switch which the turn signal switch is on the same setup,or the cruise unit under the hood.

It is not the multifunction switch. The power feed goes thru the brake switch before the multi function. You have no power the the brake switch because your shift interlock is not allowing you to shift it. I'll look up the wiring diagram and repost with a solution.

check brake light switch..under dash up at top of brake pedal.with wiring harness on one side and spring loaded pintle on other that reads when brake pedal is applied

I have given this alot a thought an i cant come up with one thing i need to know the fuel presure an things like that i cant just say but i am sorry an first thing find out what the fuel prersure is hot when stall this will take driving it with the presure gage on it so when it stalls you know if thats the one or one of the problems