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third brake light does not work

3.2K views 7 replies 3 participants last post by  papazote  
#1 ·
i have a 2004 chevy silverado 1500 . im having issues with the third brake light, i recently replaced it with another LED as the previous one (also LED) stopped working . my brake lights work and everything but the third brake light does not light up at all . i have checked all fuses and all are okay . checked voltage and im getting voltage to the connector but the light does not illuminate at all . i seen a forum on here that stated to use a fuse tap with a diode, i tried that and still nothing . i have already replaced the junction box as well . where to go from here ?
 
#2 ·
What junction box did you replace for this?

And it's an electrical circuit. It's not enough for the bulb to just be getting power, it also needs to get a connection to ground. You might take it apart again and check for that.
 
#5 ·
I Replaced The Rear Junction Box As The Tail Light Bulbs Were Dim . Replaced That And The All Lights In The Tail Lights Are Now Okay . I Only Checked For Voltage Because The Previous LED 3rd Brake Light Worked And Then Went Dim Out Of No Where . I Just Figured That The LED’s Finally Went Out . I’ll Double Check My Ground . The LED That I Bought Only Has Pins For Power And Ground . I’m Pretty Sure That’s My Problem Because I Dont Have A Signal Wire From The Connector To The Brake Light .
 
#3 ·
And some led's need to be connected to power and ground on specific pins to light up, others can be connected either way.
 
#4 ·
LEDs in CHMSLs tend to be a problem in some GM vehicles that did not have them ad OE. Put incandescent bulbs back in and I'll bet it works fine.
 
#6 ·
I Would’ve Put In Incandescent Bulbs To Begin With But The Previous Brake Light Had A Full LED Circuit Board . There Wasn’t Any Bulbs . So I Figured A Plug And Play One Should’ve Been Fine . But If All Else Fails, I’ll Just Install The OEM One And Move On With Life
 
#7 ·
Some led lights have special circuitry so the two pins to the light can be connected either way to power and ground. But some cheaper lights don't have that circuitry, and need to be plugged in a specfic way, so a specific pin gets power and the other pin gets ground.

It would not surprise me if your original led still works fine, and it's a connector or ground problem.