my brake lights have stoped working help please

[vickyross06]

right i new to this but please can anyone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my brake lights have stoped working but my high level on is ok! can any one help. now i have tried replacing bulb but that did not work, then tried the fuse which again did not work now im stuck. im due my mot soon so hoping i caqn get it fix by myself. please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! someone said there was a relay under the glove box which had come loose when i looked it was not this it was not loose!

[tomalamix]

hi there,

you have a brake switch on the brake pedal, maybe its u/s.

cheers

[AlexB]

The circuits of all three lights are connected together somewhere near the tailgate. If one light works, then you need to check the point where these circuits are joined.

[vickyross06]

hi i will look at the circuits thanks. as for the brake switch under the pedel it not that as the man said if i can still start my car using the brake switch that it would mean that the switch is working, thanks any other ideas!!!

[vickyross06]

oh so if i need to find the circuit does anyone have an idea where this may be?

[tomalamix]

do you have any STOP light working in the rear? Or none of them work?

cheers

[vickyross06]

i only have the one that sits in the boots window i think you call it the high level one. the other ones dont work.

[AlexB]

The three wires to the three brake lights join together somewhere in the rear part of the car, before the connector R2. Then, a single wire goes to the connector R2 located on the floor, near the left side B pillar.

Before digging deep make sure the current does not reach the rear light connectors. Use the voltmeter. If nothing helps, then just duplicate the wires from R2 to the lights...

[vickyross06]

ok i will try when it light tomorrow, i hope it works might just have to take to garage. is this a known problem?

[AlexB]

Lost ground, poor connection inside the light, blown fuses, etc. faults are known. Yours looks like a broken connection within a 1m stretch of the wire loom, which is new, but fits in the overall picture. Are you sure you've checked the connectors on the lights well? Ask someone to operate the brake and measure the voltage on the connectors. I never needed to trace the wire loom, but, I would imagine, it should not be too difficult.

[vickyross06]

okies well i know that this may sound really stupid and well i must confess it is. after much stressed time over my megane i decided not to let my parter look at the car and do it myself as he seemed to be getting nowhere wer then was driving behind another megane and realised that we had checked the wrong bulbd and infact that the bulbs where blown so problem solved!!!!! so thanks for everyones help!!!!! hehehehehe

[gav1pam]

[tomalamix]

lool...

[swede]

Had the same problem with mine this week. Off side brake light suddenly decided to pack up whilst other and high level working fine. Easy fix according to a mechanic !! looking from rear of vehicle with boot open you see the cables for lights go into main body of car above rear off side wheel. Remove cowling above said wheel and clean electrical connection that is apparently easily visible and problem is sorted.

Good luck !!

Sean