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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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for some reason my brake lights are staying on, doesnt happen all the time but it is annoying, i have to pop my hood open the fuse block and pull the fuse to exterior light to get them to go out then have to put the fuse back before driving off again, has anyone else had this problem and what did you do to fix it
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for some reason my brake lights are staying on, doesnt happen all the time but it is annoying, i have to pop my hood open the fuse block and pull the fuse to exterior light to get them to go out then have to put the fuse back before driving off again, has anyone else had this problem and what did you do to fix it
Repostion the brake light switch on top of the arm of the brake pedal. Should solve the problem
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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how bad of a job is that to do is it pretty simple or will i need to tear the dash apart
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how bad of a job is that to do is it pretty simple or will i need to tear the dash apart
Easy just look under the dash in the footwell area. look for the switchs on top of the brake pedal arm. Its possible one of those switches has moved.
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It sounds like the brakelight switch isn't touching the brake pedal enough. You should be able to turn the adjustment nut on it until it makes the button depress.
If it's a bad switch, they are only about $10 or so.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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okay, thanks guys
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