TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

A friend has a 98 TJ and the brake lights don't appear to have power.

The signals work and the emergency flasher works but the brake pedal
doesn't.

I haven't crawled under myself because I am not able, but from the
schematics (I only have the 2003 TJ wiring schematics, not the 98 one)
it appears the pink wire should be hot all the time from the fuse. My
friend says he sees .5 to 1.0 volts there with my meter. None of the
other wires are hot and the switch is dangling now (removed) so it
should be 'on'.

The fuse appears to be fine.

Is there something else I am missing that might crap out the power to
the switch?

Thanks for any ideas,

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

The front signals have those push in style, didn't open the rears.

I was checking the front one for heat damage due to a fender bender at
one time crushing the fixture. The wiring looked perfect up there so I
went looking elsewhere.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Gene wrote:
>
> What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

The front signals have those push in style, didn't open the rears.

I was checking the front one for heat damage due to a fender bender at
one time crushing the fixture. The wiring looked perfect up there so I
went looking elsewhere.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Gene wrote:
>
> What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

The front signals have those push in style, didn't open the rears.

I was checking the front one for heat damage due to a fender bender at
one time crushing the fixture. The wiring looked perfect up there so I
went looking elsewhere.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Gene wrote:
>
> What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

The front signals have those push in style, didn't open the rears.

I was checking the front one for heat damage due to a fender bender at
one time crushing the fixture. The wiring looked perfect up there so I
went looking elsewhere.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Gene wrote:
>
> What type of bulbs are installed? Gene

Re: TJ brake light problem, Help needed please.
 

the white with tan wire at the switch is the one that sends a signal to
the rear lites but not before it goes thru the multifunction switch if i
remember correctly
i also have seen the lite covers on the rear lites cause a bad ground

Mike Romain wrote:

> A friend has a 98 TJ and the brake lights don't appear to have power.
>
> The signals work and the emergency flasher works but the brake pedal
> doesn't.
>
> I haven't crawled under myself because I am not able, but from the
> schematics (I only have the 2003 TJ wiring schematics, not the 98 one)
> it appears the pink wire should be hot all the time from the fuse. My
> friend says he sees .5 to 1.0 volts there with my meter. None of the
> other wires are hot and the switch is dangling now (removed) so it
> should be 'on'.
>
> The fuse appears to be fine.
>
> Is there something else I am missing that might crap out the power to
> the switch?
>
> Thanks for any ideas,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's