# Brake lights won't work **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 2, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198 "2007-07-02T03:40:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joshso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@joshso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshso)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/1 "2007-07-02T03:40:08Z")
Have a 92 Dodge Dakota. The brake lights stopped working. All of the other lights in the back work. Any suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/2 "2007-07-02T03:56:27Z")
Fuses check out? Switch on the brake pedal? ---
**Author:** ![joshso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@joshso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshso)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/3 "2007-07-02T04:11:34Z")
Fuses all good. I’ve heard about the switch on the brake pedal. Is there a way to test it? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/4 "2007-07-02T04:53:03Z")
If the switch is good it should have no voltage across the connections when the brake is pressed and 12 volts when the brake is released. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/5 "2007-07-02T17:17:54Z")
Do you have a 3rd brake light? If so, does it work? If it doesnt work (and the bulb is good), then the problem is most likely the brake pedal switch, adjustment, or wiring. If it does work, but the remaining brake lights dont work, then the problem is most likely the turn signal switch in the steering column, or wiring. ---
**Author:** ![joshso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@joshso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshso)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/6 "2007-07-03T13:32:12Z")
No third brake light. Changed the switch and nothing. Just found out turn signals don’t work either. Any suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/7 "2007-07-03T16:02:23Z")
No turn signals work? Have you checked the bulbs? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/8 "2007-07-03T16:35:44Z")
Fuses good, new brake light switch, right? Now turns signals out, too. Test the bulbs, then see if you have current to the bulb sockets. This could be a wiring problem. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/9 "2007-07-03T16:36:50Z")
Do the front turn signals work, or all they all out? ---
**Author:** ![joshso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@joshso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshso)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/10 "2007-07-03T16:52:21Z")
The front turn signals don’t work either. I’ll check the bulbs. If it is a wiring problem what is the easiest way to track it down? ---
**Author:** ![Ranck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Ranck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ranck)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/11 "2007-07-03T19:34:25Z")
This really sounds like a bad fuse. Try replacing it, even if it “looks” good. ---
**Author:** ![joshso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@joshso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshso)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights-wont-work/1198/12 "2007-07-03T20:59:43Z")
Good idea. One problem I don’t have the owners manual. Any websites that would list the fuse locations. I’ve looked everywhere.