Brake light don't work - 02 excursion need help!

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Aug 31, 2007 | 10:45 PM

Joel Steven

Thread Starter

Freshman User

Joined: Jan 2002

Posts: 39

Likes: 0

Brake lights don't work - 02 excursion need help!

Hi, on our 02 Excursion, the brake lights in the tail light housings do not work, but the third brakelight up above does work. The blinkers work. All the fuses under the dash have been checked out. I checked the 5 wires going into the brakeklight switch. 2 are hot all the time, 2 others are hot only when the brake pedal is depressed.
What should I check next?

Thanks, Joel

Last edited by Joel Steven; Aug 31, 2007 at 11:42 PM.

Sep 1, 2007 | 03:47 PM

blue68f100

Fleet Mechanic

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 1,815

Likes: 248

From: Piney Woods of East Texas

You indicate the signals are on the wires, Have you checked the bulbs? and or grounds.

Sep 1, 2007 | 10:04 PM

Franklin2

Moderator

Joined: Jan 2001

Posts: 56,980

Likes: 2,735

From: Virginia

Tilt the steering wheel, and see if they start working. If they do, then you have a wiring plug in the column that has too much strain on it, and is making a bad connection. If that doesn't fix it, I suspect your multi-function switch may be bad.

Since your third brake light is working, that means everything down at the pedal switch is ok. The rear brake lights go through the turnsignal switch (multi-function switch).