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No brake lights, third brake light works?

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CLY
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The problem is in the turnsignal switch. The lower lights run through the switch and the highmount does not. To fix your problem replace the turnsignal switch assembly. Hope this helps.

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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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CTRACY
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Where can I find info on removing and reinstalling the airbag (safely)? Thanks.
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CLY
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As far as removng the air bag just make sure and disconnect the battery and pull the airbag fuse and you will be fine.

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BDAMERST1974
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  • 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA
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I have replaced the switch, bulbs, and fuses what else could it be to make the brake lights work
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MASTERTECHTIM
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Do your turn signals work in the rear? If they dont then suspect turn signal switch. Does the third brake light work?
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BDAMERST1974
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Yes my turn signals and third brake light works
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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MASTERTECHTIM
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I would suspect the turn signal switch for sure. The brake light switch runs through the turn signal switch so you can have turn signals and brake lights at the same time. Its not uncommon for these to go bad. Hope this helped
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MHERN1
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  • 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA
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  • 6 CYL
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Brake lights not working I tested the orange wire at the switch and the white one. Power to orange none to white one. Bulbs good.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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If you are not getting power to the white wire then that is the one that goes to brake lights so your switch is probably bad or out of adjustment see pic. But also check the dark green and yellow wires leading formt/s switch if no power there then the t/s switch is bad. But before doing that replace the brake light switch.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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Resend pic please
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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MELCHRISCAN
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The brake lights do not work on our car if the driver is going straight. If turning right the turn signal and left brake work like normal. If turning left, the left turn signal works but no right brake light. The bulbs are fine and so is fuse. Other ideas? The car is 1995 Chevy Lumina. Thank you.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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Does the high-mount brake lite work ok? The lower brake lites are wired throught the turn signal switch, turn/stop use the same bulb filament, just not at the the same time. The wiring diagram is below, check for voltage on the proper circuit, when problem is ongoing. Brown wire is voltage for tail lamps, black is ground, the other color is stop/turn.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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The high mount brake light has not worked for a while but the wife just told me that.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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That might just be a bulb? On the other issue, if no voltage on that circuit when there should be, I'd have to track the circuit back to the turn switch. There is usually a multiwire connector under the dash, close to steering column for wires going into and from the steering column, you can check voltage there. You may need to disarm air-bag, just in case.
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MELCHRISCAN
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Thank you!
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DKLEINJR
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  • 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA
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I have a 95 chevy lumina and my brake lights quit working on me. The tail lights, hazard lights and turn signals are working but the brake lights are not, including the 3rd light in the rear window. I checked the fuses and there all fine any other ideas what I can do to try to fix this? The shops here are closed and I need the vehicle for the weekend for work.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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Maybe an issue with brake switch, check feed/voltage to and from the brake switch.
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Hope you got it going your way.
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To add, At the brake switch, orange wire is hot all the time. White wire goes hot when the switch is activated.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM (Merged)
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DKLEINJR
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Ok, is this the fuse block in the car, passenger side or drivers side? Also where exactly is this switch located if it is that. And could it just all of a sudden go bad because of a accident? They stopped working when my girlfriend was backing out of our driveway and was constricted of field of vision from a snowbank and someone struck her in the rear drivers side bumper area. It tore down the bumper cover a little but that is really the only damage done to the vehicle. The wires leading to the brake lights are exposed in the crack of the bumper cover but there looks to be no cuts or breaks in the wires, and even so I do not see this making the rear window brake light stop as well. I am looking at the auto part stores listings for switches and they come up with Parking Brake Switch and Stoplight Switch, which of these is the correct switch in witch you speak of?

Thanks for the help you have already given me and I greatly appreciate anymore you can give.
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