intermittent brake lights

[Kneale Brownson]

Common trouble spot is the point the rear wiring harness comes through the 
trunk and follows the trunk support arm.  It's like the flex point for 
wires in the driver doorjamb.


At 12:33 PM 09/27/2000 -0500, Livolsi, Stephane wrote:

>I noticed last night when I got home and backed in against a wall that
>my brake lights weren't working.  I immediately pressed the horn (they
>are on the same fuse) and was quite surprised to hear the horn sound.
>OK, so it's not the fuse (I visually checked just to be sure) could both
>brake lights have burnt out at the same time?  Nope and here is where it
>gets strange.  I left it overnight (too dark/late to work on it) and
>figured I would do some checking this morning.  Hop in, turn on the key,
>press the brake pedal and .... we have both brake light's working.
>WTF?!?!?  Absolutely nothing changed from last night.  I didn't move the
>car or fiddle with anything between the time when the lights weren't
>working and when they were.  From experience I know that this kind of
>intermittent problem is a real PITA to hunt down so I am hoping a lister
>had a similar prob and found a likely suspect.....
>
>I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet and figured while I am at
>work I may as well throw this out to the masses.....
>
>Any suggestions, anyone?
>
>Regards
>
>
>
>Stephane Livolsi
>Williams Lake, BC, Canada
>86 5KTQ (If you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)
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