2005 No brake lights
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 30
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From: Port Richey Florida
I know this thread is old but I am having an issue and was wondering if this could be my issue. Brakes WERE working fine except for the 3rd brake light staying on. I tried several fixes in other threads including the connector in the bumper. Connector was clean with no corrosion and ALL lights were working properly in the rear bumper except for the 3rd light staying on. Have had to pull fuse to keep from getting a dead battery. BUT, I have been trying to trace another issue with the front driver turn signal and the horn intermittently working. So from another thread, I have tried pulling the fuse box and checking the copper leads on the undersides of the fuse box. Found an issue for the low lamp circuit and replaced the copper wire.
I should note that the fuse box has been removed and replaced several times due to other issues. For starters, I drilled the lip off the metal sleeves that hold it together. So what happened was metal shavings shorted a connection or 2 and I believe this may have been the 3rd brake light issue. So after resolving the metal shavings removal, (so stupid to have done that), and resolving the copper wire underneath, all is good, it seems, but the brake lights. Only time will tell if I resolved the light and horn issue with the copper fix but for now they seem to be working.
Only now, I have no brake lights. Backups, parking lights, hazard lights all work. They flash on and off while arming and disarming, parking lights are on when car is running, but no brake light activation with the pedal.
So Now that you have my back story, the question is this...Could this have caused an issue with the brake switch needing to be relearned or replaced? I am not sure how to check the switch for proper activation. But for 12 dollars I have a replacement coming from Amazon. Can anyone help me understand this issue or have any other ideas what I can check that may have gone wrong?
I should note, I HAVEN'T removed or messed with the brake switch at all. Wondering if the constant removal and replacement of the fuse box could have created the issue. Also noteworthy, I am not getting any codes for traction issue or BCM codes for the issue. No codes at all.
I should note that the fuse box has been removed and replaced several times due to other issues. For starters, I drilled the lip off the metal sleeves that hold it together. So what happened was metal shavings shorted a connection or 2 and I believe this may have been the 3rd brake light issue. So after resolving the metal shavings removal, (so stupid to have done that), and resolving the copper wire underneath, all is good, it seems, but the brake lights. Only time will tell if I resolved the light and horn issue with the copper fix but for now they seem to be working.
Only now, I have no brake lights. Backups, parking lights, hazard lights all work. They flash on and off while arming and disarming, parking lights are on when car is running, but no brake light activation with the pedal.
So Now that you have my back story, the question is this...Could this have caused an issue with the brake switch needing to be relearned or replaced? I am not sure how to check the switch for proper activation. But for 12 dollars I have a replacement coming from Amazon. Can anyone help me understand this issue or have any other ideas what I can check that may have gone wrong?
I should note, I HAVEN'T removed or messed with the brake switch at all. Wondering if the constant removal and replacement of the fuse box could have created the issue. Also noteworthy, I am not getting any codes for traction issue or BCM codes for the issue. No codes at all.
