# Brake lights don't work

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-dont-work/77708>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tacoma, toyota\
**Created:** [March 1, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-dont-work/77708 "2013-03-01T22:12:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jdk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@jdk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdk)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-dont-work/77708/1 "2013-03-01T22:12:08Z")

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I backed up and hit something breaking the right side tail light. I replaced the whole assembly and now I have no break lights or dashboard lights. Is there a fuse I can check, or does a mechanic have to do some sort of diagnosis?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-dont-work/77708/2 "2013-03-01T22:18:00Z")

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You have a fuse panel under the dash on the drivers side. Check them one at a time so they don’t get mixed up.