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Typically, there's a hot switch attached to the pedal which closes the circuit to the brake lights (or to the CECU board in a truck which uses CAN BUS communication).
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Your brakes lights stay on not all the time what do you do.it is a Chevy truck 2002?
Under the brake pedal is a brake light switch that when you press the pedal it hits it and makes your lights come on..sometimes when they get weak the pedal depresses them simply from the weight of the pedal and they stay on..Have a friend get inside the truck and pull UP on the brake pedal as you look at the lights..if the brake lights go off when they pull up on it..then it is that switch under the brake pedal
Why does the emergency brakes lights come on when driving and the brake is not engaged?
it may need some brake fluid
Does the tail lights in the middle suppose to come on when the head lights are on?
No. The one in the middle is a brake light, and should only come on when you put on the brakes.
How do I get the brake lights to work. I have replaced the fuse and that is not the problem.?
Check the switch at the brake pedal, it is what makes the brakes come on, it may be malfunctioning.
Why do brake and abs light come on 2000 safari van?
why do brakes and abs lights come on 2002 safari van?
What is wrong when no brake lights and all other lights work 2004 dodge stratus?
I tried all the fuses, the parts that under the brakes I checked that. All lights come on and working except the brake lights no break lights.
What if your f-150 will not come out of park?
Check fuses for brake lights. If your brake lights aren't workings the truck will not release the parking pin as it needs the signal from the brake switch on the pedal.
On a 91 Camry should the brake lights come on as tail lights when you turn on lights or remain out until brakes are applied even if lights are turned on?
In the back should be tail lights which always come on when the headlights or parking lights are on, and stoplights which come on whenever the brakes are pressed. The stoplights should be brighter than the tail lights, but they should be separate.
Is there a way to flash your taillights without braking and using hazard lights?
If you just barely touch the brake pedal the brake lights will come on but the brakes will for all intent and purpose not be applied.
Why is it that when you turn the steering wheel it presses the brakes?
Does it actually engage the brakes, or just the brake lights? There should be no possible way for the steering wheel to actuate the braking system, but a short in the wiring somewhere in the steering column could be causing both rear signal lights or brake lights to come on.
Toyota Tundra head lights won't turn off?
My 2000 Toyota Tundra Truck, the brake lights come on when your not pressing on the brake paddle. Not even even if the car is on.
What would cause your brake light and abs light to come on but not all the time on a 2002 chevy silverado 2x4?
This is a sign that you need to have the brakes inspected, soon. Worn brakes causes the brake fluid reservoir level to drop causing the brake and abs lights to come on.
