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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / February 200797 Golf Brake Lights Don't Work!! :(
All my tail lights work except my brake lights, checked the fuse and bulbs... could it be the brake light switch? Where is this located and how do I check if it is ok or not. Thanks Bojan > All my tail lights work except my brake lights, checked the fuse and > bulbs... could it be the brake light switch? Where is this located and > how do I check if it is ok or not. > > Thanks > Bojan usually on the pedal bar itself or its tie-rod under dashboard. On Feb 26, 11:59 am, "Neil - Usenet" <usen...@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > <bzi...@gmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > usually on the pedal bar itself or its tie-rod under dashboard. Ya I just checked it out, any clue on how I could find out if that IS the problem? On Feb 26, 3:12 pm, bzi...@gmail.com wrote: > Ya I just checked it out, any clue on how I could find out if that IS > the problem? Pull the switch and jumper the wires together. Mike >Ya I just checked it out, any clue on how I could find out if that IS >the problem? Seems you are not the only one with brake light problems. Copy/ paste this address into a browser. It doesn't include your 1997 golf --, but it does the 1999 golfs. http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/vw_recall/index.html >All my tail lights work except my brake lights, checked the fuse and >bulbs... could it be the brake light switch? Where is this located and >how do I check if it is ok or not. > >Thanks >Bojan Most likely , the brake light switch is located on the brake pedal linkage. Brakes light circuitry usually is always HOT . ( nothing else needs to be 'on' like the ign. switch ) so care must be used when jumping the switch closed with a jumper wire. There is a fuse involed so find out from the owners manual or the drawing / lawout for the fuses on or near fuses and check the fuse first.. If the fuse is good ( with it still out of the circuit ) place a jumper wire across the brake switches two terminals then insert the fuse back into it's proper spot. If the brake lights work , your problem is either the switch or it's adjustment - pull that fuse again and remove that jumper , then replace fuse. If the fuse was bad ( open ) replace it and push the pedal , the lights should come on. There is a chance , though remote , there are other causes, but see how you do with these suggestions. |
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