check rear lights / check brake light?

[Jaycee]

What an annoying little SOB problem this is! Earlier today I got the "Check Brake Lights" warning come up on the dash and I've just wasted several hours messing about with it and am no nearer a solution. All the bulbs are working perfectly and the brake lights function normally but I still have this message.

After searching the forum I removed the rear clusters to check for any electrical contact problems on the bulb holders and the units themselves. All is perfect, there's no sign of anything untoward, however I rubbed all the contact points with a little wire wool just in case. After refitting the units I switched on and pressed the pedal - "Check Brake Lights" - you freakin' SOB!



Tomorrow I'll probably hook up the laptop and NavCoder and switch the damn brake light bulb check thing off! That'll fix it!

[MosH]

Try putting dielectric bulb grease on all socket connections. Also, take the bulbs out and check the actual metal contact, one of mine was arched and melted into the plastic a bit which caused an intermitent problem. Once I greased everything and replaced the one buld which had the contact issue my alerts went away for good.