1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette "third brake light staying" Questions

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third brake light stays on; brakelights very dim; radio, clock, flasher emblem on dash blink when turn signals are used; signals flash fast when brake pedal is applied. Sounds like you have a short ...

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...third brake light and dash lights come on when I press brake but no bottom brake lights. Then when I switch the lights on the side lights and third brake light stay on and when I press the brake all ...

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...light switch on the brake pedal for the third brake light staying on. check the bulbs in the rear of the car for the lights not working.if the bulbs are good then check for power to the light

...THIRD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER EVERTHING IS SWITCHED OFF.REMOVED FUSE TO GET THEM TO GO OFF.IS IT A BRAKE SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR SOMETHING ELSE? its the brake light switch....have it changed ...

lights stay on while driving. There will be a switch on the the brake pedal. Gently move it back and forth. If the lights stay on this will have to be replaced. Then replace the third brake light bulb

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...Third light stays on but goes off when brakes are pressed. Opposite of what it is supposed to do. 1 light bulb in third light is out. Could this be the problem? A short out? Definitely start by ...

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...Third brake light functions normally though. Pulling 20amp brake light fuse is only way to turn the brake lights off. Turn signals work normally. Where is the switch to control brake lights so I can ...

...be a short in the turn signal switch or flasher unit also check for pinched wires around third brake light and tail light wireing does your car have trailer hitch ? if so check the trailer plug ...

...third brake light not working. Hello again Flapjack, You were right. My problems were the result of "pinched wires" in the area of the unbilical between the car body and the rear hatch, causing an ...

...third brake light. When I turn the lights off and hit the brake pedal the dash lights come on. ck the bulbs, have any bulbs been replaced recently, could have the wrong bulb installed in the brake ...

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