Knightz-9 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hi All, Ive just replaced all the brake bulbs after see 'Stop Lamp Bulb fault' on my cluster. All the bulbs are working but only the 'High Brake light' illuminates when i press the brake pedal?? Any advice would be much appreciated! Cheers, Barry 2010 S-Max 2.0 TDCi Titanium Auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scudney Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 something is not right,do you still have the 'Stop Lamp Bulb fault' on your instrument cluster.if so you changed the wrong bulbs or bought the wrong bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
137699 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Agreed - there are two types of bulb which are *nearly* the same but not quite. One has pins at 180 deg to each other, the other at 270 deg. Both will fit in the holder but only the correct version will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightz-9 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Hi, Yes ..my pins are 180 deg with a single filament bulb, I will try replacing the small bulbs as the didn't seem to glow as brightly as the others..Possibly on their way out??. Thanks, Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scudney Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 have you still got the 'Stop Lamp Bulb fault' warning on though,if you have,you may have changed the wrong bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scudney Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 have you got it sorted then and what was the outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzn4life Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hi, am new to forum but have the same problem. I changed both bulbs, all other bulb/lights are working but only rear illuminator comes on when I brake. Tried to check the fuse board but struggled to identify which fuse operated the brake lights. I will check bulbs again but do you know if all brake lights operate on same wiring system as cannot understand why illuminator lights but not main brake lights. Any help greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cracknell Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Interestingly I had this fault for a while and I realised it was the break light in the lid of the boot (the thin strip light). Once that was replaced (bit of a tricky procedure) it stopped that fault light appearing. Might help you as it puzzled me for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliebonce Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Are you sure you have checked the correct bulbs. The inner ones on the tailgate are rear fog lights. The brake/tail lights which are 21/5w double filament bulbs are on the outer clusters along with indicator bulbs. Just realised this myself after having the same problem Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S-Max Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Hi I have the 2010 facelifted version I have no brake lights at all. checked fuse it is fine can't work out how to check the wire going to rear lights as someone has broken the clip to remove plug any suggestions as it's dangerous to drive around with no brake lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Robert S-Max said: it's dangerous to drive around with no brake lights No it's not dangerous. It is illegal and will get you a nice little fine ! Brake lights controlled via the BCM. If all 3 are out (assuming you have replaced the lamps) then the fault is likely to be a faulty switch on the brake pedal or the connector on the BCM could be suffering corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S-Max Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Thanks for replying but I had a mate take a look turns out it was the third or top light was sorted causing all not to work I put it down to a automatic car wash because there is no rain at the moment and I had it cleaned about 2 days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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