Brake light does not illuminate

1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
250,000 MILES • 5.2L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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RPOLLARD66
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My driver side brake light does not illuminate when depressing the pedal. The passenger side and the third light both work. Fuse is good and I assume the brake light switch is good because the other lights work. Is it possible to jumper a wire from the other light to the driver aide and make it work? Tried testing but no luck.
Oct 4, 2018 at 4:19 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I am Danny.

Did you try replacing the bulb first? You might want to check the ground wire on that circuit side. Look for looseness/corrosion/etc. I have attached a wiring diagram for your truck and a few tutorials for you to view. Hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions if needed. Thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester
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