Two problems related to brake light have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Venture. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Rear brake lamps keep failing, light bar on top works fine but both side rear brake lamps fail continuously. Upon disassembly of brake light one can see the sockets and bulb contacts are melting. This van has already had the entire rear light assembly on each side replaced but problem is reoccuring. Cleaning/sanding sockets works temporarily but problem returns within a couple of weeks. Bulb replacement alone does not work. Filaments in bulbs are not burnt out but contacts on bulbs and sockets are burnt. This only affects the ciruit the brake light filament is on, the tailights (which share the same multifilament bulb) are not affected. Upon further research it's quite apparent this is a problem very common across most or all model years of this van. This is a safety issue for the occupants - the lights can (and will) fail without notice leaving driver vulnerable to collisions from behind due to inadequate signaling.
Consumer states that rear brake lights bulb went out, also states that the current past is causing the bulb to blow. Please provide any addition information. Ts.