Third brake light stays on
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Third brake light stays on
Ok here is this weeks problem. I depress the brake pedal and all the brake lights work. When i release it the high third stays on. Could it be the brake switch at the pedal? Or is there a relay that could be bad?
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Re: Third brake light stays on
Last edited by OrangeBird; 04-08-2022 at 06:58 PM. Reason: damn typos ;)
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cjh1505 (04-08-2022)
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Re: Third brake light stays on
Actually, no, the brake light switch is two independent switches driven by the same plunger, as this hands dandy wiring diagram shows. The section controlling the third brake light could very well be sticking closed while the regular brake light portion still works properly
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OrangeBird (04-08-2022)
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Re: Third brake light stays on
Hi cjh1505, thank you for posting up the solution of your problem, my apologies it wasn't the switch and i'm left wondering if a grounding problem still exists. Perhaps if the ground isn't right somewhere, when the contacts went bad the light "backfed" through the rear defroster somehow, since the connectors on the rear hatch struts are supposed to be for the defroster only? Anyway, I'm happy to hear you've got it sorted.....
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