Check you brake fluid and the brake switch on the proportioning value. If the fluid level is ok then disconnect the switch to see if the light goes out. Also check the parking brake switch.
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.
Either the brake light switch or on brake pedal there is a button that pushes the switch and it fell out.
Most brake light switches are mounted to the brake pedal up towards the dash board
If the red " BRAKE " light in your dash is lit up , that means that either your parking / emergency brake is engaged or the BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS LOW in the brake master cylinder located in the engine compartment on your 1999 Ford Escort
Check the front brake pads.
Go to the parts desk of your local ford dealership and ask for a printout of the brake light switch.
Yes. It could be a blown brake light fuse or a faulty brake light switch.
To indicate a problem with the brake system.
check the wires at brake light switch on brake pedal they are bad about breaking brake light switch
Could be the brake light switch above the brake pedal.
could be a problem with the sesor in the emergency brake. a bad connection there could cause the light to blink with the vibration of the car running On some cars, the brake warning light will blink if the parking brake is set, and you drive... it could be a failed parking brake switch, assuming the brake is not applied. It is supposed to blink to get your attention. One car that does this is the Mitsubishi Starion, there are probably some others, too.
Try checking the switch in the hand lever itself. Sometimes it can get a piece of trash stuck in it.or it can be worn out. On a 93 escort the parking brake light also doubles as a low brake fluid warning light. It may be the same with a 2001. So you could have a leak somewhere.