How to Remove the Brake Light Switch on a 2001 Silverado

Any check of your vehicle's brake lights system should begin with an inspection of the fuses. If they are in working order and you have already inspected the light bulbs in the tail light housings, the brake light switch may be the culprit. The switch is located on the upper left side of the brake pedal.

Instructions

1

Disconnect the negative battery cable using the small adjustable wrench.

2

Engage the parking brake, and place the gear shift selector as far down as possible. Grasp the plastic dash panel trim that surrounds the instrument cluster, and carefully pull it away from the dash panel.

3

Remove the two screws in the bottom corners of the left side under dash panel. Grasp the panel at the top and pull it outward to release the clips fastening it to the dash panel.

4

Remove the air conditioning duct behind the now removed lower dash panel by pulling apart the snap-together connecting tab at its left end and sliding the duct out.

5

Unplug the electrical connector from the square white switch located on the top left side of the brake pedal arm by grasping it around the plastic body and pulling it away from the switch.

6

Using the screwdriver pry up on the clip holding the brake light switch to the brake pedal and swing it away.

7

Slide the switch off the pin on the brake pedal and remove it.

8

Installation is the reverse of removal.