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Old May 24, 2017 | 11:20 AM
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The out side rear brake lights not working but the middle one is ,I'm thinking a bad brake light switch ?? but aren't all the lights working off the same switch and they come and go ,sometimes they work sometimes not .. Right now NOT .. Any help .. Thanks ..
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Thanks for all the info seems to be working now ?? what I did was push in the flasher and let it run for a few min. and tried the brakes and bam working . I read that all the lights go through the flasher. The flasher stopped staying in have to hold it with my finger, it's still working I guess is going bad , So I got a new brake light switch and a new flasher coming A/C Delco ones GM stuff. The flasher in it now ii it a Doorman about a year old going back to Delco ..The way it's acting I say bad flasher ..??? Thanks
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With your symptoms, outside 2 working and inside 2 not working, it cannot be the flasher. Read the thread I linked to and look at the wiring diagram..............
I'm sorry I wrote it wrong no brake lights working but the middle one is working .. All other lights working blinkers either side working and tale lights working ,the energy flasher is working on all tail lights .. I ran the energy flasher for a few min. and the brake lights started working . The last few weeks all the brake light have been coming and going work not work ?? this was the first time I tried turning on the flasher to see if it made a difference it did but that's not a good thing either .. Bad flasher ??? I don't see why turning on the flasher for a few min. would make the brake lights work .. But it did ..
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Yep I installed a new flasher about a year back . Thanks for the info . am going to install a new A/C Delco flasher the one in it now is a Doorman its never worked right after the install have to hold it in to make it work so it needed one in it anyway ?? I will check for Stalk flailing .. Thanks
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Update : It's hard to check when all is working now they come and go all is working now , just going to replace the flasher and hope for the best . Right now getting power to all so install the flasher and see if they keep working .. Now do you check for something if working ??
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Update : installed a new A/C Delco flasher and bam all working ,never did like the other flasher a Doorman , installed last year .. Now the blinkers work right and the brakes lights also . Not a easy thing to install but working .. Thanks..
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
Thanks for updating the final resolution to your problem..


Most likely it will help others with similar symptoms........
Thanks ,always use the right replacement parts . lesson learned on that one..
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