Questions & Answers for: Ford dim brake lights

...feeds the head or brake lights. Same with the brake fuse. Ground feed back is most likely and most difficult to identify. A bad connection to ground - somewhere - can do some weird things to

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Question about 1997 Escort

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brake lights.could this be a relay or the stalk as i have checked the bulbs and fuses. do you not have High beams? or are they dim? If dim sounds like alternator. If no high beams then steering column

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...the left rear signal filament, and all the way back up to the dash left indicator light, then finally to chassis ground. Just check if the left brake and left signal are both dim and come on

Question about 2000 Expedition

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Brake pedal lever and see if there are any broken plastic switches. Sometimes a foot will break parts in the interior of the drivers pedal area. The resulting short could affect some lighting. The ABS

Question about 2000 Expedition

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taillights are very dim? brake/taillights are very dim but, brake lights glow normal? check the grounding of the sockets

Question about 1999 Contour

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brake lights work but are very dim It can be loose wiring or issue with bulb or the battery is weak or brake light socket getting short somewhere.Car lights getting dim,there are many such common ...

...dim brake lights work but are very dim. any ideas? if they are working,, but are dim try checking the ground wire, most likely the ground wire is loose and not making good connection and that will ...

...dim when I press brake pedal. You have a short in the brake system wires. Id start disconnecting everything one at a time until the dimming goes away. Then that component will be your issue. Whether ...

brake lights stay on but are very dim? I just washed my explorer and when i got home i noticed both brake lights and 3rd brake light where on but very very DIM. lights where turned off and ignition ...

...The tail lights stay on but really dim, and the brake lights do not function when pedal is depressed. Any help? Replace the brake light switch at the brake pedal arm. Replace the brake light ...

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