Daughter bought a 1996 neon, cant get the brake lights to work. We have 12 volts to the brake light switch, so i figure the switch was bad, so we bought a new switch and still no brake lights. bulbs are good, and we have tail lights, just no brake lights, any ideas guys?

The power goes from the pedal switch to the turn signal switch and then to the rear. Just for fun make sure the emergency flasher switch isn't on but not flashing.Also you say you have power to the switch but you didn't say you had power coming out.

havnt had a chance to mess with it yet, do the turn signal switches go bad and cause this a lot with these cars?

I have had to replace the turn signal switch assembly in the column. I do not remember what year of Neon I worked on though. Does it have a third brake light and does it work? If it does its more than likely the turn signal switch.