Brake problems...

[1781cc]

Hi guys,

I am having a terrible time trying to solve a problem with the rear brake lights - in that at the moment I have none! I don't know why... the dash has the warning light on it, I have checked the fuses all fine, don't know about the relays (any way to check this) - stripped the boot out and also the boot lid, all wires appear to be intact.


Any other tips or areas to look at? I used the search function but nothing came up...

BTW, its a 2.8 V6 R reg Auto

[Cottis]

Have you taken out the light clusters and looked at the metal connectors. They get all white and corrroded and furred up. This happened a lot on a couple of old Coupes I had years ago. Cleaning them up did the trick but I didnt have the same issue as you (no lights) mine were just going completely disco on me. Might be worth checking though as an easy fix, especially if there is a dampness in the area.

[Nuvo]

It might be worth checking the brake pedal switch.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Lee we had no brake lights on the caby and that turned out to be a fuse.Replaced the fuse and it's been fine ever since.Yours does sound strange with no power to it at all and yet the loom seams fine.Has the car ever had a rear end accident however small? Might be something to do with it.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

It might be worth checking the brake pedal switch.

It's most probably something very simple.

[1781cc]

ahhh, brake pedal switch! I didn't think of that, but makes sense! I put a voltmeter on the bulb connectors but being a dunce I couldn't seem to get any power readings (that doesn't mean there is power going through!)

I checked all the fuses and all the bulbs, everything is as it should be on that front.

hmmm, switch!

[Monkeymagic]

Just hard wire the switch connections see what happens.

[Error404]

It might be worth checking the brake pedal switch.

Try adjusting the switch, it can slip in the clip and sit too far back from the pedal to make contact