Rear brake light on a 2000 chevy malibu wont work. just the drivers side. passengers side works fine. replaced bulbs but wont work

sounds like a bad earth/ground to me, common fault with brake lights

take it to a body shop

I would say that the tail lamp isn't plugged in but- if it is follow the wiring from the tail lamp forward there must be a break in the wiring -maybe someone cut the wires to patch in towing lights - cheers Denny

the socket (or board) that the bulbs are on are known to go bad. its actually a common repair. the lights coming on when vehicle is running is just a parking light not the brake light. you either installed the wrong bulb(needs to be a double filament) or the board is no good. Good luck

there is a fuse box under hood on drivers side. the inside of cover will tell were fuses are.

resistance from the bulbs activate the flasher, so if a light is out it won't flash, could be a ground or an open circuit, time to check wiring

Bad earth connection.Clean or replce wire.

change the bulb in the tail light. And check your fuses for the license plate.

Sounds like a water leaking issue. Try taking out the whole light panel, drying it and spraying it with DW 40. worked for me

check the plug in the trunk lid mine did that and the plug was completely disconnected, yours may just be loose, or have a broken wire