So two days ago my brake light stopped working. I'm referring to the light inside my rear window that only illuminates when the brake pedal is depressed. The taillights work fine and light up both when my headlights are on and brighter when I use the brake, but the light in my window does not work. Could this be a fuse issue or is the bulb or connection bad? My car is still under warranty for another couple of months, but I was wondering if it might be an easy fix. Thanks.

 

theres a plug for it under the rear deck, maybe it came loose somehow?

 

my brake light has been doing the same thing
it stops working occasionally but at other times it works...i'm assuming a loose connection

but it doesn't bother me since i have a brake light on the OEM spoiler as well

 

can you be more specific? do I need to remove the rear seats or how can I access it? I don't have the spoiler so I'm hoping to fix it.

 

if you have a coupe the cover just pulls right up to access it on the parcel shelf.

sedans are another story and the esm tells you to pull the whole parcel shelf to access it correctly.

 

Take it to the dealer if its under warr//if they find that u have messed with it, they are going to charge you and tell you that some one has been in there(where ever you star looking)and they will chack history//
and make sure they explain everythin they did on your invoice so you know what they did to correct it// then you can share with us if anyone else has the same concern as you.. Have a good one!

 

same problem here, the Third brake light will work for about 10 stops then it becomes dim for about another 5, and after it seems as if the LED resistors have heated up, the light completely fails untill the unit has cooled for an extended period of time!

A DIY would be great, i am out of warr.

 

I know this is going to be a stupid question, but what is a "parcel" shelf?

I need to check my brake light too.

Thanks!

 

take it to the dealer for a replacement.. or it's going to be a $200 repair.

 

^ i plan to when i get home from vacation

 

a parcel shelf is where your 3rd brake light is at, behind your rear seats, thats the technical name for it.

 

Ahhhh... ok got it!!!

So do I pull this up towards window, back towards front of car, or at an angle (up and back)? I tried but could not get it to budge. Im worried I might break something so didnt really pull that hard. Are there any clips or unique corners to pull out to facilitate the removal?

Thanks!

 

pull it away from the window and then it should move upwards and there aren't any weird clips

 

Nope... wont budge. I gave that parcel a good 10 to 15lbs of pull straight back, and nothing. :sad:

I really didnt want to give it more of a pull since it felt as if my fingers and/or fingernails might permanently mark that felt that it's covered with.

Instead I went to the fuse box under the dashboard by foot pedals, pulled out the 10amp fuse for brake light hoping that would be the problem, but no, it's fine.

Sucks cause I would really like to get that brake light working. I am wondering if the dealer might have disconnected it as a standard procedure when installing the rear spoiler with the l.e.d. brake light strip.

I would llike to have both light up.

 

Usually they would not disconnect it but it's possible. Take it back where you had your spoiler installed, if the light is plugged in you do need a new led 3rd brake light.