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1988 Volvo 240 Repair Question


Topics covered: Brake lights, Brake light switch, Fuse.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on August 28, 2010

1988 Volvo 240 No Brake lights

Electrical problem
1988 Volvo 240 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 180000 miles

I cleaned brake light sockets, changed light bulbs, checked the brake light switch, still no brake lights ?
Avatar Asked by patrizia

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Replied on August 28, 2010

check fuses. is brake switch getting power?

Tiny Answered by bluelightnin6 (expert)
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Replied on August 31, 2010

yes, all the fuses are fine. today the " failure brake lights and the battery light " came on the dash.

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Replied on August 31, 2010

seems like brake light switch is faulty to me, you said you "checked" it? was it getting power or what?

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Replied on September 1, 2010

yes, its getting power....

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Replied on September 1, 2010

ok if it's getting power but brake lights aren't working than it's not good..it needs replaced

Tiny Answered by bluelightnin6 (expert)
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Replied on September 2, 2010

replaced WHAT ?

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Replied on September 3, 2010

brake switch

Tiny Answered by bluelightnin6 (expert)
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Replied on September 4, 2010

Ok, Thank you very much..I'll do that....Thanks for all of your time ! Patti

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