as above..the fuses look fine as do the bulbs.. checked the wiring to see
if mice chewed it but seem okay ?.. Could a relay be gone ?...I am new to
these cars.. Cruis ealso was working on and off then quit so I assumed it
was al linked also.. thanx for any info you guys here could give me

On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:41:56 -0500, "ChEvRoLeT" <lblower@cogeco.ca>
wrote:

> as above..the fuses look fine as do the bulbs.. checked the wiring to see
>if mice chewed it but seem okay ?.. Could a relay be gone ?...I am new to
>these cars.. Cruis ealso was working on and off then quit so I assumed it
>was al linked also.. thanx for any info you guys here could give me
>

Check the brake light switch behind the pedal.

checked that..I am checking a fuse under the hood.. I pulled the plug off
the button by the pedal and the lights should have came on and stayed on..it
did nothing so it is a power issue
<mulder@x.files> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:41:56 -0500, "ChEvRoLeT" <lblower@cogeco.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> as above..the fuses look fine as do the bulbs.. checked the wiring to see
>>if mice chewed it but seem okay ?.. Could a relay be gone ?...I am new to
>>these cars.. Cruis ealso was working on and off then quit so I assumed it
>>was al linked also.. thanx for any info you guys here could give me
>>
>
> Check the brake light switch behind the pedal.

Actually the switch is normally open, the contacts need to close for
the brake lights to come on. You should see voltage on one side of the
switch, and when it's closed you'll either see voltage on both sides
or it will go to ground, depending on whether it's switched positive
or switched ground.

>checked that..I am checking a fuse under the hood.. I pulled the plug off
>the button by the pedal and the lights should have came on and stayed on..it
>did nothing so it is a power issue
><mulder@x.files> wrote in message
>news:eeles2llr6hp6a3fujgiomf2p409p1bgfq@4ax.com.. .
>> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:41:56 -0500, "ChEvRoLeT" <lblower@cogeco.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> as above..the fuses look fine as do the bulbs.. checked the wiring to see
>>>if mice chewed it but seem okay ?.. Could a relay be gone ?...I am new to
>>>these cars.. Cruis ealso was working on and off then quit so I assumed it
>>>was al linked also.. thanx for any info you guys here could give me
>>>
>>
>> Check the brake light switch behind the pedal.
>

ChEvRoLeT wrote:
> checked that..I am checking a fuse under the hood.. I pulled the plug off
> the button by the pedal and the lights should have came on and stayed on..it
> did nothing so it is a power issue

That's backwards. Pulling the plug off the switch breaks(opens) the
circuit completely. Make a wire jumper or bend a paper clip and use
that to *short* the two connectors in the plug. If the brake lights come
on, your switch is bad.

I'm not going to say this *is* your problem (I'm not under your
dashboard...), but probably 75% of dead brake lights are caused by bad
brake switches.