Hello Please

[rjmparker]

Help please

I have a 1996 Nissan Stagea, and my brake lights dont work... bulbs are fine and so is fuse under dash... yet nothing happens when I hit the pedal... what am I missing?? Not even high stop going, but my tail lights do work

[PranK]

Hi and welcome to  

Do you have a multimeter? What happens when you touch the bulb terminals with the points? Do you get any voltage? 

Have they ever worked? 

Can you unplug all except the 3rd light to test? 

 

[admS15]

At a guess, im going to say the switch at the brake pedal.

[GTSBoy]

1 hour ago, admS15 said:

At a guess, im going to say the switch at the brake pedal.

This.  The simplest answer.

[PranK]

2 hours ago, admS15 said:

At a guess, im going to say the switch at the brake pedal.

What he said.

[rjmparker]

19 hours ago, admS15 said:

At a guess, im going to say the switch at the brake pedal.

Question... never had this issue before to I noticed that when I push the brake the brake switch disengages... quickest way to find out if the circuits working? Multimeter? I brought a test light but the damn thing doesnt work

 

Thanks too for your help

[GTSBoy]

Switch is open circuit with the pedal up, short circuit when the pedal is not up.  Takes 3 seconds to check between the terminals with anything that can measure a short circuit.

[rjmparker]

33 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

Switch is open circuit with the pedal up, short circuit when the pedal is not up.  Takes 3 seconds to check between the terminals with anything that can measure a short circuit.

Awesome Thank you!

[rjmparker]

Right shi# f#*k... I have power at the switch but no power at the fuse box???!

 

Elp please

[KiwiRS4T]

3 hours ago, rjmparker said:

Right shi# f#*k... I have power at the switch but no power at the fuse box???!

 

Elp please

Sure you have the right fuse? 15amp one in the middle? With the key on you have no power either side of the fuseholder (one probe to earth and the other testing each side one at a time)? Tried a new fuse just to be sure? You have power at the switch but does the switch work as it should (circuit completed when brake pedal leaves it)?

[rjmparker]

13 hours ago, KiwiRS4T said:

Sure you have the right fuse? 15amp one in the middle? With the key on you have no power either side of the fuseholder (one probe to earth and the other testing each side one at a time)? Tried a new fuse just to be sure? You have power at the switch but does the switch work as it should (circuit completed when brake pedal leaves it)?

Fuse is right fuse... I'm going to recheak the circuit, this shits doing my head in, and car was running when I was testing the fuses

[KiwiRS4T]

If you have power at the switch the fuses are probably fine. Concentrate on the switch - is it moving freely when you push the pedal down? You have power one side of the switch do you have power the other side when the pedal is depressed? If not adjust or replace the switch.