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Hi, check fuses first but you will probably find that it is in fact the brake light switch itself that is at fault.
Now its a bit difficult to find but if you got on your knees and look close at the brake pedal if you follow the brake pedal to where it goes through the bulk head of the car into the engine bay you should see two wires going to a switch that is attatched to the top of the brake pedal.
Some of these switches are adjustable so unplug the wire connector off the switch then remove the switch should be a clip holding it in if its adjustable just slide the brake switch down the clip a couple of notches if its not adjustable then it will need replacing.

Make sure you check all fuses before you think about the brake switch as it will be a waste of time messing with the brake switch if it is a fuse that has gone.

Let me know how you get on or if you need further assistance ok.

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I have a 2000 Nissan Frontier. My brake lights do not go off unless I remove the fuse. Would a defective fuse do this? Or, what could be the problem?

Would appreciate your assistance.

---elaine

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SOURCE: 1994 CHEVY K1500 BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK TOP CAB LIGHT WORKS

I figured out my problem!
From the VERY BEGINING... I changed my brake pedal switch with a BRAND NEW switch, and the lights still didn't work.

Well, I went back down there with a live wire and touched the contacts..and guess what.. the brake lights lit up!

I got a faulty NEW brake pedal switch!! I went a year with this problem, so learn from my issue, test even your new parts if it doesn't fix the problem to completely rule it out!

I hope you guys figure out what's going on with your issue.

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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.

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SOURCE: brake lights won't work. tail lights do. I

need to know if your third brake light up high is working or not.if it isn't,you need to check the brake light switch on the brake pedal with a test light,one side hot all the time,the other side should turn hot when brake pedal is pushed.

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