Only the top lamp is working when the brake peddal is pressed. I notice that both the bottom lights on each side go out but the two that remain on are not for brakes.
2006-08-23 11:06:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Could be a short or also a grounding problem. depending on what kind os automobile you have and what year. some of the older trucks have a ground wire that is connected through the bottom housing plate that holds your brake light fixture in place will sometimes get a bit rusted and the ground contact is no longer stable. also the harness on trucks that run from one brake light to the other could have a broken wire. if you tow a trailer the plugin for the trailer light hook up could be bad. many things to consider hard to pinpoint it will such little information.
2006-08-23 11:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by Savage 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Everyone elses posts are correct but if the grounds are good one thing to check that is very important is the brake petal switch, witch is located just above your brake petal if its not really new there will only be two wires on it connect them to test it.
2006-08-23 12:41:58 · answer #2 · answered by d b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a trailer hitch it would be a good idea to check the wiring. Trailer brake lights are directly connected to the vehicle brake light wiring.
2006-08-23 13:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by mike k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen this before. Try this first, go and work the hazzard switch a couple of times, and recheck the brakes. If not then the turn signal switch is bad. This is to say that the top light on the cab is working and rears are not.
2006-08-23 11:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have a short in the wiring, meaning two wires are touching together, or, 1 wire is touching bare metal somewhere.
2006-08-23 11:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a truck that would do this evertime we would have a hard rain , moisture in the air could be causing the problem
2006-08-23 12:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by Terry S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the ground wires
2006-08-23 11:50:02 · answer #7 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possible short in your wireing.
2006-08-23 11:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by brendal1358 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋