No brake lights

supercommuter · Post by **supercommuter** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:41 pm

I had a slight fender bender last week where I bumped into another car and made a mess of the front of my car. I now have no brake lights. Any idea whay that could be? All of the other lights work, but when I press the brake pedal, no brake lights. I can't see how a front impact could affect the brake lights, especially when all the other lights work.

Any ideas? I've got the car all back together, just have to sort out these damn brake lights now. Thanks!

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:20 am

Have you checked the bulbs to make sure they didn't blow?

supercommuter · Post by **supercommuter** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:59 am

darthroush wrote:Have you checked the bulbs to make sure they didn't blow?

Yeah, the bulbs are good. Fuse is good.

The only thing I can think of is maybe a ground came loose? It happened as a result of the impact, because I noticed it before I began tearing it down.

Any other ideas?

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:32 am

May be silly but did you hit the brake switch and poss brake it off with your foot (the one mounted on the pedal assy)

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:06 am

Are both grounds still attached to the core support next to the headlamps?

supercommuter · Post by **supercommuter** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:14 am

Danteneon wrote:Are both grounds still attached to the core support next to the headlamps?

Yeah, I reattached the ground wire on the rad support next to the passenger side headlight. I don't think I re-used the same screw, but I don't think that should matter. It's definitely secure.

The one on the drivers side I didn't touch.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:16 am

You may want to check the one you didn't touch. I've seen them come loose after accidents.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:28 am

Do the taillights come on when you turn the headlights on, as in, are the bulbs getting power period?

supercommuter · Post by **supercommuter** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:14 pm

darthroush wrote:Do the taillights come on when you turn the headlights on, as in, are the bulbs getting power period?

Yeah, all of the other lights come on, including the tail lights and and turn signals.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:29 pm

Like Caraudioholic24 said, could be that the brake light switch came loose from it's mount.

supercommuter · Post by **supercommuter** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:44 pm

I checked, and the brake light switch is intact and secure in its mount. I'll check it with a voltmeter when I get home from work.

Gnuserup · Post by **Gnuserup** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:30 pm

Do you have speed control ?
Is the third brake light working ?

There is a seperated wire from the brake pedal switch to the third brake light, which is working independendly from the other brakelights. The other wire goes to the multifunctionswitch and as long as your rearturnlights are still working, the ground should be fine.
If your speed control (if equipped) is still working, you will have a strange problem

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:29 pm

Gnuserup wrote:as long as your rear turn lights are still working, the ground should be fine.

If the rear signals are working, the problem is before,or in the MFS, as the rear signals use the same wires/filaments.

supercommuter · Post by **supercommuter** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:36 pm

It was the switch. Thanks everyone!

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:37 pm

Yea they are sensitive little buggers.... Glad its fixed....