98 mountaineer outside brake lights and doorlocks stopped working 3rd brake light works but stays on blinking dimly even when car is off already changed brake switch?

THIS WAS MY QUESTION, BECAUSE THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WAS BLINKING I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MAJOR PR0BLEM,TURNS OUT IT WAS THAT BOTH BULBS WERE BAD,CHANGED THEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE