# Brake light help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, lumina\ **Created:** [December 29, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-help/82875 "2013-12-29T14:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jess0419](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@jess0419](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jess0419)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-help/82875/1 "2013-12-29T14:07:29Z")
I have a 96 chevy lumina. My brake lights will not come on. My 3rd will not either. I have changed the bulbs, checked the fuses, checked and replaced my brake light switch in my brake pedal with no success. I have half of my dash lights so I am thinking maybe a short?? I have my tail lights, but no brake lights. Please help!!! ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-help/82875/2 "2013-12-29T18:58:00Z")
You probably have a defective multi-function switch. They cause all kinds of problems when they go bad especially brake light failures. ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-help/82875/3 "2013-12-29T21:47:33Z")
Usually power to the middle brake light comes directly from the brake switch while the two side lights have to pass through the emergency flasher switch and turn signals. Have you made sure power is getting through the brake switch by verifing that using a test light probe? If you haven’t done that already I suggest you do that next.