Most of the time there is a small switch under the pedal, this switch is turn on or off with a plastic contact to the switch, some time this plastic brake and do not push the switch to off while the pedal is unpressed.
Warning light? Check fluid level in master cylinder Make sure parking brake is fully released 2004 mit. outlander
Defective battery or something is pulling power from the battery. Check the glove box light, interior lights, trunk light, hood light, brake lights, etc.
There probably is only one cause for your interior lights to go on when you apply the brakes. There probably are brake light wires and interior wires that have warned together.
A short in the Brake light circuit? Bad brake light switch?
Low brake fluid and the parking brake being on are the two most common causes.
The button on your dashboard
If nothing is holding the pedal down then the brake light switch is at fault.
If the red " BRAKE " light in your dash is on that indicates that either your parking brake / emergency brake is on , or the BRAKE FLUID LEVEL in your brake master cylinder ( located in the engine compartment ) IS LOW
Having too much play in the emergency brake handle in the middle of the console could lead to the brake light flickering. At least this was true for me.
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Low brake fluid possible
possibly a bad brake switch located on the brake pedal assy