Pontiac Firebird 1967-2002 - tail light issue

I have a 96 TA and all lights work, but when I push brake pedal the P/S tail light go's out. I've looked around for broken wires and fuses. Everything seems good to go... any input is greatly appreciated.

all of them or just the two brake bulbs?

Same thing happened to my 99 bird. Where the turn signal goes into the steering column there's a switch you trigger when you push the stem up or down. That switch is cheap plastic and breaks. That's what the mechanic said anyway. They replaced it and it fixed it.

Same thing happened to my 99 bird. Where the turn signal goes into the steering column there's a switch you trigger when you push the stem up or down. That switch is cheap plastic and breaks. That's what the mechanic said anyway. They replaced it and it fixed it.

I'm not sure that a fault in the turn signal lever would cause the lights to go out when he presses on the brake pedal. I could bewrong though.

I'd check all your grounds. You may be grounding something out prematurely. It could also be in your BCM.

I have a 96 TA and all lights work, but when I push brake pedal the P/S tail light go's out. I've looked around for broken wires and fuses. Everything seems good to go... any input is greatly appreciated.

Dude, whenever you fix it, come back and vindicate me.

Sounds like a ground issue.

I had a similar issue on my 96, it turned out to be the bulb socket that kept going out, it had a small amount of corrosion and it would intermitently screw with the brake light and the turn signal. I put a new $9.00 bulb socket in and no more issue with brake and turn signals.