Brake Lights Barely Work
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Brake Lights Barely Work
I got a 2000 Jeep Cherokee and I'm having some issues with the brake lights. They wont turn on when I hit the brake pedal, but if i press the pedal many times and hard the brake lights would start working. Then shortly they will stop working again. Any suggestions?
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I checked the brake switch when you press down the pedal. The little button comes out when the pedal is pressed, and seems like it is working like it should.
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But looking for proper function and actually testing are different things...
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You've checked mechanical function, but not electrical. One cannot gage electrical resistance by eyeball, it don't work that way.
Get an ohmmeter (checks resistance, digital preferred,) disconnect the harness plug at the switch, connect the ohmmeter leads to the switch. Press the switch by hand, watch the meter. Get anything more than about 2 ohms in total (accounting for wear/contamination/corrosion of the contacts,) and you need to replace the switch. It's cheap enough, and easy to do.
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Unplugged the switch and blew on the connector to get the dust out. Plugged it back in and it worked again. Thanks for your input!
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