Q: Brake light out message

asked by on December 19, 2016

Dash says i have brake light out ..bulb is new ?? Is it an electrical fault When i turn my car engine on it says i will have 2 brake lights out , when i switch the lights on it says i have only 1 brake light out..bulbs are fine ...an electrical fault maybe? Thank you.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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