My brake lights went out on my daily driver ...thought you guys might be able to help me out. I checked the fuse box under the steering column and the one in the engine compartment. I also checked the bulbs to see if they were burned but they looked fine. Is there anything else I should check?

Thanks guys,

Bill

 

Do you have a voltmeter?
It would be nice to test at the fuse box (not sure which one is for lights but not hard to find out)

Headlights still work? What about blinkers /backup lights?

Gun

 

I dont have a volt meter ....all the other lights work(reverse, headlamps, outer back lights, blinkers)....its just my brake lights for some reason. I even tried switching the bulbs but still nothing.

Thanks,

Bill

 

what year is this car?

 

nah dont waste your time doing that stuff, go over to car quest and get yourself a new brake switch, which are mounted directly on the pedal. If you want i would pull it off, get the new one, hook it up (theres two wires i believe are green doesnt matter which sides goes where,) and take a flat head screw driver and push down on the metal contact point and have someone go from behind the car and see if the brake light goes on. I almost guarentee thats your problem

 

my daily driver is a 99 cougar.


Thanks guys

 

I second the motion on the brake light switch being the problem. But, I would first check to make sure the old one is making contact with the brake pedal before I bought a new one. Sometimes they get loose.

 

so you guys think i should just replace it? Is it an easy fix or am I going to need some time for this one?

thanks!

 

First, test the old one. If it is bad, then it takes about 3 nano seconds to replace it with a new one.

 

before I go out and buy a new brake light switch how should I test the old one? where exactly is it located?

thanks!