It is attached to the brake pedal about halfway up. Take the clip off the pedal and slide the old switch off. Slide the new switch on, replace the clip and you are ready to go.
It is a switch on the brake pedal which sends current to the stoplights in the rear.
Go to the parts desk of your local ford dealership and ask for a printout of the brake light switch.
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if it looks like a switch with a vacuum tube running to it, it is probably the vacuum dump switch - a secondary safety to deactivate the cruise control
The neutral safety switch on a 1997 Ford Escort is located inside the steering column. It prevents the engine from being started while in gear.
The safety switch is located under the radiator belt. You can trace the positive wire from the battery and it will end up at the safety switch.
Most likely no brake lights would be due to a faulty switch on the brake pedal or a bad fuse.
brake diagram for 1998 ford escort
check the wires at brake light switch on brake pedal they are bad about breaking brake light switch
Most brake light switches are mounted to the brake pedal up towards the dash board
Either the brake light switch or on brake pedal there is a button that pushes the switch and it fell out.
Could be the brake light switch above the brake pedal.