[Tim_EF_5.0]

Hi all,

Just out with the trailer to take away some garden rubbish with the V8 EF. When testing the lights found that everything works but the brake lights. Then realised the 3 Brake lights on the car werent working either?

Anyone know what the hells going on? All Fuses and globes are ok to. This is a worry as I dont know how long I have been driving around without brake lights now!

Any easy fix's?

Tim

 

[Donut King]

I would thint hat it is a broken brake light switch on the brake pedal, it is not a difficult thing to replace.

Moved to the garage too

 

[Martin]

Im not sure with Falcons but I had a brake light switch die on me with a Toyota and it caused the brake lights to stay on all the time....

 

[Tim_EF_5.0]

Cheers. Just take it to the dealer tommorow I think.

Tim

 

[Jase_ELXR8]

Yeah, definatly the switch. You can test it by driving down the road with cruise on and tapping the brake pedal. If it's stuffed the cruise wont cut out.

 

[XR_Strider_GuY]

Yeap definitly the brake switch costs only $20.00 or something. Had it replaced a while back, seems alot of late model falcons suffer this problem. I'm wouldn't worry about it at all as it can be replaced easily.

 

[Guest]

Had this happen on my EF a few years ago. Bought a new switch and got upside down in the footwell and replaced it myself. Very easy!!!! Took 5 minutes I kid you not.

Car was still under warranty but decided the stuffing around with going to the dealer and leaving it with them for half the day wasn't worth it.

 

[Aussie Pete]

That switch is a common one. Not a model of reliability I have to say!

 

[Steve]

Yep, I've had that same problem on the AU Monty. Fixed under warranty.

 

[1086]

Yeah, definatly the switch. You can test it by driving down the road with cruise on and tapping the brake pedal. If it's stuffed the cruise wont cut out.

I had that happen to me once in my EF. Give me a bit of a scare the first time it happened I can tell ya. Yep, switch buggered and I was driving around for a few days at least with no brake lights.:dead:
Russell.