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Brake Lights Fiesta 2007

MrUglow
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Hello,

 

I'm hoping someone can help me as I've confused myself.

 

All of my brake lights stopped working a couple of days ago. I changed the fuse and that hasn't fixed it. I went to have a look at the brake light switch and I couldn't believe my luck when I saw the wiring was out of the back of the brake light switch intermotor (this thing - https://www.gsfcarparts.com/931fo0150?auto_apply_coupon=SHOP60&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7qP9BRCLARIsABDaZzg4sjoGNFTWqUsMOolP18AgLRcIbSWwO7yY9-AMXrVsD0GfFoks6fUaApMUEALw_wcB)

 

I plugged the wiring back in all pleased with myself but the brake lights still aren't working. I'm guessing my next step is still to try changing the parking brake switch but it just seems like too big of a coincidence that that was unplugged. Is it possible the wiring being out has blow the bulbs or something?

 

Cheers

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    You may have answered your own question there.   Wonder if it could have caused a surge and blown the bulbs.

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    The parking brake switch doesn't affect brake lights so you can rule that one out.

    It does seem very odd that the wiring was out of the brake light switch, I wonder if the switch itself has broken?  Is it clipped in above the pedal properly so that the pedal is pushing the switch?  If it all looks fine, you can unplug the wiring and bridge the two pins in the plug (using a piece of wire or unbent paperclip).  Then switch the ignition on and the brake lights should all be on constantly.  If the lights all come on by doing this, the switch is definitely the problem.  Either not fitted correctly, or damaged internally.

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    Thanks a lot for all your help. I've replaced all the bulbs. No joy.

     

    And I've taken that brilliant suggestion of taking the brake switch off and connecting the wires. Still nothing.

     

    I'm worried it might be the wiring. I think I'm going to replace the brake switch as one last thing I can do before taking it in to a garage.

     

    Cheers for the help

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    Are you 100% sure you changed the correct fuse?

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    I went off the fuse box map on the back of the glovebox. The one that says "STOP".

    That the one?

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    1 hour ago, MrUglow said:

    I went off the fuse box map on the back of the glovebox. The one that says "STOP".

    That the one?

    Should be that one, yeah. :g:

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