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My break lights on 2006 dodge caravan are not working, have replaced fuses, switch above pedal, and light bulbs and still nothing. All lights work except brake lights.
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First make sure that the bulbs are not burnt out. Then are the tail lights not working or the rear brake lights? Tail lights are on a different circuit than the brakes. Check for bad fuses or the multifunction switch in the steering column. Do the 4 way flashers work? If so then the bulbs and wiring are good. If still no brake lights, then check the brake light switch under the dash above the brake pedal.
Is there power to the stop light switch? You never say any electrical testing was done. Use a 12 volt test light to check this. You can buy one for about $5 from auto parts store.
Check that the fuse is not blown and that there is no wiring fault. Otherwise check that the lights are not blown as well, and look at the following YT video to illustrate the removal of the light:
Thanks for choosing FixYa and welcome. Try checking your signal fuse and tail lamp fuse for the brake lights. They may have blown. If they are good, for the brake lights, you could have a bad brake switch, which is located right above your brake pedal. As for the turn signals, you could have a bad wire somewhere in the harness. Check closely at the bulb sockets. It is possible that you could have a loose wire at the signal switch or a bad wire.
look up above your brake pedal and you should see a switch that should look like a rectangle. Odds are this switch is broken and it is what tells your brake lights to come on when it depresses.
You might have a bad break light switch. It is in the break pedal area. If you probe the wires on the switch one should be battery voltage. If no voltage then the problem is most likely a fuse. I don't know exactly which fuse it is. If you have power at the switch then check the other wire and see if it has battery voltage when you press the break pedal. If you have power when you press the break then there is a problem with the wire going back to the lights or the circuits for the directional sighal/emergency circuits because they are also using these lights. I hope this helps you to at least define the a possible cause.
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