Brake Light problems of the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Both brake light lamps appeared to be blown. Plastic around the lamps are scorched and discolored to brown. The black plastic under the contacts on the larger light housing assembly have melted and dropped away lower than the contacts on the light assembly socket can reach, therefore continuity is broken and neither light will work. Plastic under the contacts is now deteriorating and cracking due to the heat of the bulb or too much current draw. This lamp is also the nighttime running lamp so it will be on constantly during the evening hours. It concerns me that the plastic around this lamp is defective and cant take the heat to the point that l/r brake light system fails. Other bulbs and sockets in use in this assy. Don't appear to be affected. Is there a fire hazard?.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that someone alerted her that none of her brake lights worked when she depressed the brake pedal except the tail light at the top of the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer and was told that a circuit board could have been the cause of failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 149,000.

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo: the brake light bulb housing has melted due to overheating causing the brake lights to not work when depressing the brake pedal.