Important! : brake lights not working? >:(

1. UKtom Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco

   #1 15th April 2011, 23:07

   hi, on my way home earlier i noticed my brake lights arent working... its really odd 'cos the top brake light bar works, but the brake lights in each light cluster dont work...
   all the other lights work, side lights, fog lights, reverse light etc just not the brake light - so it can't be the fuse
   is this a common problem or is there a simple solution??? any help would be greatly appreciated! cheers
2. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

   #2 16th April 2011, 00:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by UKtom hi, on my way home earlier i noticed my brake lights arent working... its really odd 'cos the top brake light bar works, but the brake lights in each light cluster dont work... all the other lights work, side lights, fog lights, reverse light etc just not the brake light - so it can't be the fuse is this a common problem or is there a simple solution??? any help would be greatly appreciated! cheers

   Bulbs?
3. user_40972 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 422 MK2 Flatarch MK5 Fiesta Zetec 16v MK2 Furio

   #3 16th April 2011, 11:13

   Maybe the brake light switch ? Check this link out
   http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-p...ht-wiring5.htm

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4. UKtom Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco

   #4 16th April 2011, 13:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Tom5190 Bulbs?

   i cant see it being the bulbs as the side lights work, plus it'd be pretty unluckky if both brake lights blew at the same time?
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Toz Maybe the brake light switch ? Check this link out http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-p...ht-wiring5.htm

   just had a look at this link, many thanks! will go and have a look at my car now
5. VTRelite Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Gloucester Posts: 3000 Citroen Saxo VTR Renault 5

   #5 16th April 2011, 13:58

   If it is the brake light switch I would be surprised as none of the brake lights would work I would have thought.
   
   Cheapest and easiest start is to replace the bulbs and then see what's cracking. Iirc they are twin filament bulbs so it could just be that the brake filament has gone
6. citroen_saxo_vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6

   #6 16th April 2011, 14:06

   I think its common sense to replace the bulbs before making an important thread brake lights dont work....... because that would be an obvious reason. As whats been said they are double filiment bulbs so the brake one may have gone, maybe one has been gone a while and you havnt noticed and now the others gone........ it replaced the bulbs dont sort it id check earths, might be worth checking them anyway as it could be why both may have blown.
7. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

   #7 16th April 2011, 14:31

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by UKtom i cant see it being the bulbs as the side lights work, plus it'd be pretty unluckky if both brake lights blew at the same time? just had a look at this link, many thanks! will go and have a look at my car now

   This is common.
   
   Cant be switch if 3rd one is working correctly.
8. UKtom Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco

   #8 17th April 2011, 18:42

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by citroen_saxo_vtr I think its common sense to replace the bulbs before making an important thread brake lights dont work....... because that would be an obvious reason. As whats been said they are double filiment bulbs so the brake one may have gone, maybe one has been gone a while and you havnt noticed and now the others gone........ it replaced the bulbs dont sort it id check earths, might be worth checking them anyway as it could be why both may have blown.

   turned out it was the bulbs my bad...