I have had bulbs brand new looking good and still tested bad. Replaced the new one with another new one and light worked fine. Test them with VOM and test for 12VDC at the brake light bulb terminal.If 12V is there bulb is bad or bad ground wire or ground contact point.
You mean the brake lights don"t work ? Do you have power in and out of the brake switch ?
SOURCE: 2001 dodge ram 1500 brake lights
I would guess the brake fuse ( this does not use the same fuse as the tail lights/blinkers) or the ground for the brake light bulb.
SOURCE: No Brake Lights 1993 Chevy Astro Van
Check the ground wire & leads, if not try the multi-function switch in the column
SOURCE: 2003 Impala Brake lights dont work
The brake lights are routed through the signal light switch.
Looks like that will be the next switch to replace and the problem.
SOURCE: I have A 2000 Chevy 3500 Express Van and the brake
Hi,
When you said that you checked the brake switch, did you check it live? Meaning verified live power to the switch, press switch, and then power came out the other terminal?
If so, also verify zero power on brake press, at the offending brake light bulb terminal. You must verify the test light each time you move it...leave running lights on...
After verifying that there is no power coming, after the brake is pressed, note the wire color and find it where it comes to the steering column and test there... This would eliminate wires and connections between front and the rear of the vehicle, unlikely, but needs to be tested.
After verifying no power at that terminal, then yes the t/s switch is certainly suspece. This may be the time to get a mechanic to verify and replace the switch, there are locks, tilt mechanisms, air bags, column bearings, etc involved. Failures risk loss of vehicle control (locking or binding for example.)..
Hope this gets you going in the right direction.
Testimonial: "Thank You. I tried those things and it seemed to be the Emergency Flasher switch in the multi function switch."
SOURCE: 2004 chevy 1500 brake lights not working
check fuse under hood, batery terminals coroded wire at harness if everything fails run a hot wire to rear brake line with an interuptor.
check the swich under the foot brake.
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