# Brake Lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights/9568>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 18, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights/9568 "2008-01-18T18:52:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![idqdqd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/898d66/32.png) [@idqdqd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/idqdqd)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights/9568/1 "2008-01-18T18:52:22Z")

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The Brake lights on my '88 Dodge (Mitsubishi) Ram 50 come on intermittently, sometimes hours after the truck has been driven. Where do I get started looking for the cause? Btw, the truck is very low mileage, about 41k.

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**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:** [January 18, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-lights/9568/2 "2008-01-18T19:50:51Z")

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I would start by looking at the brake light switch.