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Anonymous Posted on Sep 26, 2012

My tail lights don't work but my brake lights do

When drivng with lights on, my tail lights wont work, but when brakes are applied they work. also the dash light doesn't work. any ideas ?

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Check the parking light fuse

  • Anonymous Sep 27, 2012

    Fuses are all good from what it looks the ground is good as well

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  • Posted on Sep 06, 2009

SOURCE: 98 ford windstar no dash and tail lights

you have to check all fuses with a test light both fuse boxes under hood and under dash... if good next to look for is the light switch itself... has any radio work been done to the lately... if so alot of times hooked up wrong will blow park fuse as one of the wires to radio is the park voltage to tell radio to dim down some

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  • Posted on Feb 05, 2009

SOURCE: Left rear brake light stopped working but bulb and fuses are OK.

These are Dual Function Bulbs. They control the Parking Lights and the Brake Lights. This Bulb is Burnt out on the Brake Coil inside the Bulb. I have actually seen Bulbs that were Bad But you could not Tell by jast looking at them. It should be fine with a New Bulb. Please Rate My Response! Thanks!

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  • Posted on Oct 28, 2008

SOURCE: main brakes lights wont work

my brake lights do not work i have changed them and the fuse but do not work
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  • Posted on Feb 07, 2010

SOURCE: brake lights stopped working 1998 mustang

Fuse panel is under the dash also as I have found with my own graceful daughter, there is a brake light switch that connects to the brake pedal itself. It is hard to get to and even harder to see but a lot of times these switches get bumped and they can not make connection when the brake pedal is depressed. Hope this helps

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