you have to take the whole back end out
Well, not exactly. Open the rear hatch and look at one of the tail lamps. You will see two large Phillips head screws. Remove them. Now, gently but firmly (don't ya love that term?) pull the lamp assembly away from the body. There are two plastic pins which hold the outer edge of the tail lamp and they can be quite tight. After that, bulb replacement is pretty straight forward.
If the brake lights stay on that probably means the switch on the brake pedal that activates them is defective.
This is usually cause by a stuck brake light switch on the brake pedal. Replace it.
"Stuck" brake lights indicate that the brake light switch on the brake pedal is broken. It should be replaced.
Brake light switch needs adjusting or replacing. It is too sensitive.
change the brake lights check the fuse check the brake light swtch
Should be a T-40 Torx bit.
Just unscrew the rear brake light, turn out the socket, and replace the bulb.
On the brake pedal.
On the brake pedal assembly.
Not only the brake switch but also there are 2 plastic buttons that depress the switches sometimes these wear out and need replaced ,I couldn't find these so I improvised .
you may have wires crossed if some one has installed a new radio system recentley My Villager did this a couple of years ago. After countless hours in the shop it ended up being the rear taillight. The lead contacts on the bulbs were touching one another and shorting the system.
Just normal DOT3 brake fluid.