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I have a pontiac vibe 2003, my brake lights are out and i have changed all fuses and changed the bulbs and the lights are still out and the center light works fine? what else could it be
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The tail lights work off the headlight switch, and there is a fuse for the tail lights. Make sure the fuse is good, first, a 15 amp (blue) fuse in the instrument panel fuse block. Then, you might have a bad headlight switch. So you DO have dash lights, they just don't dim from the dimmer switch? In the wiring diagram, there is a green wire from a "tail light relay" (in the "Junction Block-Right Instrument Panel") that carries power to all the exterior lamps, as well as having a splice to the Instrument Panel Cluster (illum. bulbs), and to the lamp dimmer, and to the radio bulb. To do any further testing, you would need a voltmeter or a test light, so you could chase down this power loss. Good luck.
Have someone check for the brake light when you are on the brake,
This will rule out a bad brake switch interlock and / or fuse.
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Take the key out
Gently rock the steering and listen for a click (spring return)
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Put the key in and start the car
Turn the steering wheel end to end and listen for any sound.
This rule out any steering issue.
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Check the plastic push button
Check the connector to the interlock under the shifter.
Your turn signal lights and brake lights are the same lights . Question : do the front parking lights work ? The front and rear running lights or parking lights are all on the same circuit and fuse . If the front lights work , and the rear lights don't , make sure the bulbs are good first . If OK , I would suspect the problem is either a bad ground in the rear taillight wiring harness or a bad connection in the rear taillight connector Itself .
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