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xxscoffxx1

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:24 pm
Post subject: 2003 Focus ZTS - Brake light failure
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I have a 2003 Ford Focus ZTS. The third break light is working fine
but the other two are not. I have checked the fuses, everything seems
fine. I assume the brake switch is working fine because of the 3rd
brake light working correctly. Tail lights light up with the
headlights on and turn signal and hazards works. I noticed hazards use
a different bulb, though. I had changed one of the break light bulbs a
year ago.

Any suggestions on what else to check?

Thanks!

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Peter Piper

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:17 pm
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1) Yes, make sure the stop light bulbs are good. Someone complained
about the exact same problem a while back. It turned out that both
bulbs were bad!

2) There have been a few reports of the wiring harness becoming
damaged where it enters the hatch.

3) The center stop light goes directly to the stop light switch. The
two side stop lights are routed through the "Lighting Control Module"
(LCM). If (1) and (2) check OK, I would suspect the LCM.



On Wed, 11 Julep 2007 13:24:31 -0500, Matt Scoff <xxscoffxx.RemoveThis@aol.com>
wrote:

>I have a 2003 Ford Focus ZTS. The third break light is working fine
>but the other two are not. I have checked the fuses, everything seems
>fine. I assume the brake switch is working fine because of the 3rd
>brake light working correctly. Tail lights light up with the
>headlights on and turn signal and hazards works. I noticed hazards use
>a different bulb, though. I had changed one of the break light bulbs a
>year ago.
>
>Any suggestions on what else to check?
>
>Thanks!

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xxscoffxx1

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:45 am
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Thanks for the reply. I found the message you were referring to
yesterday and although I looked at the light bulbs and they looked
fine, I had an extra new bulb in the trunk and tried it. It worked! Go
figure. What are the odds that both bulbs go out at the same time!??

I then purchased another bulb for the other side and it is now working
correctly. We've had a lot of rain recently and maybe this was a
factor.


On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:17:25 -0500, Peter Piper
<PeterPiper RemoveThis @Picked.com> wrote:

>1) Yes, make sure the stop light bulbs are good. Someone complained
>about the exact same problem a while back. It turned out that both
>bulbs were bad!
>
>2) There have been a few reports of the wiring harness becoming
>damaged where it enters the hatch.
>
>3) The center stop light goes directly to the stop light switch. The
>two side stop lights are routed through the "Lighting Control Module"
>(LCM). If (1) and (2) check OK, I would suspect the LCM.
>
>
>
>On Wed, 11 Julep 2007 13:24:31 -0500, Matt Scoff <xxscoffxx RemoveThis @aol.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I have a 2003 Ford Focus ZTS. The third break light is working fine
>>but the other two are not. I have checked the fuses, everything seems
>>fine. I assume the brake switch is working fine because of the 3rd
>>brake light working correctly. Tail lights light up with the
>>headlights on and turn signal and hazards works. I noticed hazards use
>>a different bulb, though. I had changed one of the break light bulbs a
>>year ago.
>>
>>Any suggestions on what else to check?
>>
>>Thanks!
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Chris Whelan

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:55 pm
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Matt Scoff wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. I found the message you were referring to
> yesterday and although I looked at the light bulbs and they looked
> fine, I had an extra new bulb in the trunk and tried it. It worked! Go
> figure. What are the odds that both bulbs go out at the same time!??

Unless you check them daily, how do you know when the first one failed?

Chris

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xxscoffxx1

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:03 pm
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I check them often. I don't want to get a ticket. Reflections off of
office building windows work best. Not to mention I changed one bulb a
year ago, which also makes the timing odd since one bulb is about 3
years newer than the other.

Anyways, that doesn't really matter.

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:37:50 GMT, Chris Whelan <cawhelan.RemoveThis@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>Matt Scoff wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply. I found the message you were referring to
>> yesterday and although I looked at the light bulbs and they looked
>> fine, I had an extra new bulb in the trunk and tried it. It worked! Go
>> figure. What are the odds that both bulbs go out at the same time!??
>
>Unless you check them daily, how do you know when the first one failed?
>
>Chris
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