94 k1500 brake light fuse and the yellow wire going to the brake switch is getting hot. Any help is appreciated

[Dr13]

Out of no where the brake lights stopped coming on when the pedal is pressed. Brake light and turn signal switch are good. All other lights and indicators work. Now the lights come on, but the fuse and yellow wire connected to the brake light switch and the fuse are getting hot as soon as the pedal is pressed. Anyone able to help me out?

 

[Caman96]

You sure it’s not a white wire going to brake light switch?

 

[Dr13]

You sure it’s not a white wire going to brake light switch?

Positive, it's yellow

 

[Caman96]

Positive, it's yellow

That’s odd, never heard of a yellow wire, I’ve only seen white for these trucks. Never seen a fuse either, any chance someone d*cked with it?

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[Dr13]

That’s odd, never heard of a yellow wire, I’ve only seen white for these trucks. Never seen a fuse either, any chance someone d*cked with it?

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everything looks factory to me. There is a orange, yellow, pink and two purple connected together.

 

[AK49BWL]

Yes it's yellow for the brake lights circuit on the 94s. It's white after the multifunction switch. You'll need to check for breaks in your wires, possibly at the tail lights, or a bad connection if you have a trailer extension harness. Check the ground for the tail lights as well, bad grounding can also cause higher current draw.

 

[Erik the Awful]

bad grounding can also cause higher current draw.

More resistance = less current. Your current flow through the ground will never be more than when the ground is making its best connection.

Is there a short that's drawing more current through the wire? Is one of the bulbs a 24v bulb?