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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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Weird Brake Light Problem

Just traded for my 1999 F350 Super Cab 5.4 4X4 last week, no problems at all except I can not get my brake lights to work. Signals work good, bulbs are fine and the the third brake light lights up just fine. Could it be the brake light switch? I had sort of ruled it out since the third brake light was coming on, but I am kind of at a loss now. I used the search but couldnt seem to find this exact problem. Thanks
 
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 08:19 AM
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Could be the turn signal switch. Also make sure the "4 way" flasher switch works. Sometimes a fuse blows on this, and if turned on will cause the brake lights not to work.

I'm with you on the brake light switch, since 3rd brake light works. The rear lights go though the turn signal switch.
 
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That makes sense because I had to wiggle the turn signal switch to get the turn signals to work. Is there a fix for this other than replacing the turn signal switch?
 
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Sometimes it's just the wires at the connector to the MFS, especially if you have a tilt steering column.

Pull the column shrouds and do a visual inspection.
 
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