S max brake light puzzel.

[robin993]

Hi Please go gentle on me.
I have just purchased a sensible family Ford S max and am going through a few jobs to get it all ship shape for me. The high level brake light is not working and is dislaying an error on the dash. I have replaced the Bulb and no luck. i have 10.5v at the bulb with the bulb out and brake light on, when i fit the bulb it drops to 0v. i have checked the loom back to the body and it is all fine, the flexi part is fine... ideas please?

Thanks

Robin

[Locknut]

Sounds like your problem is a high resistance rather than a broken connection.

[robin993]

Yes i agree, it doesn't seem to be open circuit, so probably a bad connection. I will have to keep tracing the loom back into the car.