Provided the brake lights force absent on your Chevy Tahoe, it might penurious the brake light switch needs to be replaced.
The brake lights on your 1999 Tahoe serve an exceptional safety avail, as they warn other drivers when you are approximately to come to a point. Without working brake lights, you risk having someone rear-end you. Provided all your brake lights drive elsewhere all promptly, there is a pleasant chance your brake switch has away defective.1. Emptied the hood of your Tahoe, and remove the counteractive battery cable with your socket allot. This Testament keep you from shorting out anything while you work on your SUV.
The brake switch powers your brakes when you depress the pedal. Changing it yourself Testament share approximately 15 minutes.
Instructions
2. Move to where you can look beneath the driver's side dashboard where your brake pedal is. The brake light switch is mounted at the top base of the pedal.
3. Remove the screw that holds the clip in place holding the brake light switch. Unplug the wiring from the back of the old switch.
4. Insert the wiring plug back into the back of the new sensor.
5. Re-mount the new sensor to its retaining clip at the top base of the brake pedal. Replace the negative battery cable, and tighten it.
