Check for a brake light fuse
The tail lights are on a separate wiring than the blinker/brake lights. Look for a blown fuse or a broken/loose wire.
If you are talking about the dash indicator light, it should go out if all the brake lights are functioning properly. Don't forget the brake light in the rear window.
a fuse or fulty wiring the brake lights are useually out the same time as the dash lights if that helps any
To the right of the heat/air levers
I had the same problem with my 1987 Trans Am GTA. The turn signal indicator has gone bad and needs to be replaced. That will get the brake lights working again.
I'm working on a 1987 Festiva, and I *believe* that this is located inside the distributor housing.
Check the brake light fuse first and if good you need to replace the brake light switch that is on top of the brake pedal under the dash.
Bulb warning failure relay, a big round and red relay, back the ashtray
What i did on mine was bought some electrical grease, greased all the contact at the lights and have not had a problem with it since, that was five years ago.
Answer 1 - Excessive Pressure Required to Activate Brake LightsAlthough I am not familiar with your vehicle, I suspect that the cause for the symptom you describe is that the brake light switch position is out of adjustment.
It could be the brake failure sensor in this year there is a wire that shorts out. All you have to do is find you brake light wire going in and the wire coming out of this sensor. Splice only those two wires and connnect and tape them off. Your lights should all work now.
The switch could be bad or the wire could be burned out.