Gary,
Sounds more like a loose connection than a short. If something shorted, it would/should have blown a fuse and you wouldn't have the sometimes work and sometimes don't.
Check the connector going to the brake light switch, it's under the dash, next to the brake pedal.
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John & Terry 
"His" - 2002 Inferno Red Touring Edition
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Del Val PT Cruisers
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