No Brake Lights

[Be2lose]

Stopped at the store on my way home and when I got back in I could not shift into gear. So my first thought was to call my son to come pick me up and my second thought was to call J for help. J got me back on the road so I cancelled the rescue, but with no rear lights.

Anyway, I disconnected the neon, found a blown fuse and got the taillights working but no brake lights. Checked all the fuses in the cab all seam good, although it is dark and raining Maybe I missed one?

Could the brake light switch blow a fuse? When the switch went out on my T-Bird it did not.
BTW, I have replaced the ballast.

Edit: Thinking about my T-bird it was a broken wire, so it would not have blown a fuse.

 

[whiplash15]

There could be more than one fuse blown in the inside fuse panel. Also check the maxi fuses under the hood.

 

[Be2lose]

I will recheck them and the ones under the hood in the morning. Hoping the rain stops, But I don't think it will.

 

[Be2lose]

Ok just had to move the car.
I'm getting "engine temp data error" and "gear data error"

What's going on?

 

[Be2lose]

also nothing to the instrument cluster.

 

[Be2lose]

Ok just had to move the car.
I'm getting "engine temp data error" and "gear data error"

What's going on?

also nothing to the instrument cluster.

Sorry
Just another blown fuse. I'm sure I caused it.

Checked under the hood all look good, still no brake lights.

 

[J]

Lmao Barry. Something about checking fuses and probing wires in the rain just doesn't go together. There are two fuses that blow when the ballast fails. I would search for you but I'm on my phone trying to sleep. Bud posted it for someone with the same issue.


Sigh....found it.

http://www.lincolnsofdistinction.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=21527&highlight=Fuse