Brake lights out but no fault lights on

[mbkavanagh]

I have a 2003 996 Cab and just found out that the brake lights aren't working. After reviewing the other topics on this forum, I'm pretty sure I need a new brake light switch. Most of the other topics however also point to PSM and ABS fault lights that display but I have no fault lights on the dash. Would a faulty brake light switch not always trigger an ABS fault?

Also, my front headlights sometimes don't always come on the first time I turn them on - sometimes I have to click them on and off a few times for them to finally come on. Could the two problems be related?

[Richard Hamilton]

A faulty brake light switch will not always trigger a PSM/ABS fault. There are two sets of contacts in the switch, so one set may have failed without the other.

I don't thing the two problems are related, as the brake light circuit does not go through the main light switch. The main switches are notorious, so I suspect that is your problem on the headlights