the car should slow down and eventually stop if you keep on holding it
Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal and steer towards where you want to go.
Brake lights are on continuously while you are driving. Every time the brake pedal is depressed.
The brake light switch is under the dashboard, attached to the brake pedal. Try the break pedal, up underneath the dash. This is usually a switch which will open with the lightest pressure on the pedal, which is why some people's brakelights are on all the time. Driving with one foot on the brake pedal means driving with your brake lights on. Which increases the reation time of the the following driver. (End of Sermon.)
THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT PUTTING OUT BATTERY WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN. CHECK TO SEE IF BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN. IF BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. IF NO BRAKE LIGHTS, THEN IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN REPLACE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.
It should be on either the pedal shaft or the pedal frame.
Should be at the upper end of the brake pedal under dash area Should be at the upper end of the brake pedal under dash area
Bad brake light switch, it's on top of the brake pedal under the dash.
pressing on the brake pedal lightly for a short distance
if the vehicle has hydraulic brakes, pump the brake pedal three times. them apply firm pressure to the pedal and hold for five seconds. the pedal should not move. if it does, there may be a leak or other problem. get it fixed before driving.
Take your toe and pick UP on the brake pedal. The brake pedal may not be returning as it should.
Check your brake light switch located above the brake pedal. Check to make sure that the brake pedal rests against the switch. When the brake pedal is depressed than the lights should turn on, but when you let go of it, it should return up and meet with the switch.
You need to adjust your brake light switch. It should be located on the brake pedal. Unplug the switch and loosen the nuts to adjust the button closer to the brake pedal.