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Brake lights constantly on?
recently i've had a couple of people tell me my brake lights are constantly on while i'm driving. haven't had time to check on it, but wondering, if true, what would be the issue is there a stuck plunger/contact/sensor?
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95% chance your brake light switch has failed.
Replace it and you should be back to normal. |
nighttime. decided to test the brake lights. turn on ignition, brake lights are on (don't recall if third light is on). pulled the switch, worked the plunger, seemed to work properly with ignition off. put switch back in, worked normal with ignition off. so, switch works normal with ignition off, not so with ignition on.
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Brake lights constantly on?
Here is another option, there is a green tab on your brake pedal arm, check to see if it is there? Or feel with your hand where the brake switch meets the brake pedal arm. It is a plastic piece that is notorious for breaking. Most Asian cars have them and they break. You can get a replacement, which cost about 8-15 buck that will eventually fail again or a cheap fix of a coin, penny or nickel and tape it in place for a temporary fix. I have fixed these in Toyotas, Lexus, Nissans and Honda.
Check your floor mat for green pieces. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Clean and check for correct gap. Check voltages and continuity with multimeter. Look at stop and ign fuses.
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Let us know what you find.
I have seen this issue quite a bit and usually its just the brake light switch under the brake pedal. You may be able to get under there and just wiggle the connector for them to go off, but they will still work. Just won't be on constaly. Hopefully its something simple like that. |
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I’m assuming when you pulled the switch, you still had it connected with the wire harness. If it worked when you tried it and was fine ignition off, good. You placed the switch back to its original location it was fine. You start the truck the lights come on. Do the tail lights stay on after you shut down the truck? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
yes, switch was still connected to to the wires. so, switch works like this: brake pedal off, plunger depressed. press brake, plunger released, brake lights go on.
with ignition off, switch worked normal. with ignition on, brake lights constantly on weather brake on or off. must be something faulty in the switch. original, with 230k miles. i can grab one for $30 at the dealer. i'll try that route. |
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normally i don't think about how the brake lights function. if i'm sitting in there car without the ignition on and have my foot on the brake pedal, the lights do not come on?
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update: picked up a new switch at the dealer. installed it, same issue. turn the car on, brake lights (all three) go on. annoying. maybe the brake pedal needs adjusting. perhaps the switch plunger is not going down far enough.
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it literally may have taken you a couple of minutes, but i'm not familiar with the procedure, so first time usually takes longer. i do have a multimeter (and possibly a test light). "something simple within the circuit": care to share what you're thinking?! |
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