Brake lights not working

98 lumina. all the lights work, like blinkers, tail lights, but the brake lights dont. i replaced the bulbs, and still nothing. dont know how this happened. any suggestions or ideas would help. anyone know where the wires run.

98 lumina. all the lights work, like blinkers, tail lights, but the brake lights dont. i replaced the bulbs, and still nothing. dont know how this happened. any suggestions or ideas would help. anyone know where the wires run.


have someone watch the brake lights while you depress the brake pedal and wiggle the turn signal and or hazard switches. these older GMs had a terrible time with turn signal switches

Also take a look at your brake light switch. With brake pedal depressed you should have 12 volts at white wire from switch or remove connector from switch and do a continuity test with the pedal held in the down position.

Have you checked,(according to my diagram), fuse 23 ? Or all fuses for that matter ?

Just a few thoughts

Its a common problem with Luminas, I had the same problem last year, fixed it by replacing the turn signal switch.

This thread might help. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=327745&highlight=lumina+light+switch

Another vote for the turn signal switch. You may get it to work better or for a while by exercising the hazard lamp switch several cycles to wipe the contacts clean. Eventually, you may be doing this:

http://mysite.verizon.net/strey/files/W-BodyTurnSignalSwitchRemoval.jpg

If the high-mount 3rd brake light still lights up, then the problem is the turn signal/multifunction switch, as is not wired through the M/F switch (but all the power for the left and right tail/lamp turn signal assemblies is supplied through the M/F switch). If even the 3rd brake light is inop, then the brake light switch on the pedal is most likely the culprit since all the other light functions work.