# 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac - Brake light troubleshooting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-brake-light-troubleshooting/162294>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [April 2, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-brake-light-troubleshooting/162294 "2020-04-02T02:14:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![VLopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e36b37/32.png) [@VLopez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VLopez)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-brake-light-troubleshooting/162294/1 "2020-04-02T02:14:22Z")

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Brake lights not working.  
Change out the fuses , relay,bulbs  
Blinkers work , lights work ,n hazard lights  
No breaks but the 3rd light above

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-brake-light-troubleshooting/162294/2 "2020-04-02T10:11:01Z")

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Check the switch that is located on the brake pedal. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/b/cb084eff25c3ac70182f0518c0e623069627fd7e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-brake-light-troubleshooting/162294/3 "2020-04-02T21:13:35Z")

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Seeing the 3rd brake light works, my first guess would be the multi function switch.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-brake-light-troubleshooting/162294/4 "2020-04-03T12:40:20Z")

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I wasn’t clear on what the OP meant by his center brake light, whether it worked or not.