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# Bad brake light switch (on top of the brake pedal under the dash), or; # A shorted turn signal switch.
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Why won't the tail lights go off when I park and turn off the headlights?
Is it the taillights or the brake lights? If taillights it may be a wiring problem, If brake lights check the switch on the brake pedal
Why won't my exterior brake lights go off?
brake light switch is bad
Your car's brake lights won't go off?
bad or out of adjustment brake switch on the brake pedal arm
What causes the brake lights to work when the headlights are off but when you turn the headlights and running lights on the brake lights go off on a 1992 Plymouth Sundance?
Often this type of behavior is caused by a bad ground for the lighting circuit. Check the ground circuit for the brake lights.
Why do you have to pull up brake pedal for brake lights to go off?
The brake light switch may be out of adjustment or damaged.
What to do to get your driver side park lights to go off when car is off?
set the emergency brake
Why wont the tail lights go off on your 95 Nissan truck?
Those tail lights could be the brake lights you are seeing and that would be a faulty brake light switch or the brake light switch is out of adjustment.
97 Chevy Silverado Brake lights do not turn off.... Please Advise?
Check the brake light switch. It should be mounted on the upper part of the brake pedal or the brake pedal frame. If the brake lights go off when you unplug it you have a stuck or shorted switch.
83 Nissan pu lights stay on brake lights wont go off killing battery What could it be?
Brake Lights do not turn offUsually this is caused by the physical position of the brake light switch not being adjusted properly.
How can you disable headlights?
if they are daytime running lights you can not shut them off without pulling the fuse. but if you are parked and want them to go off you can apply the emergency brake and they will go off til you let off the emergency brake.
What would cause the brake lights to stay on after the car is off?
There is a switch down at the brake pedal, It's most likely bad. This is true. There is a switch under the brake pedal that probably needs to be adjusted or replaced. I have this same problem in my 1998 mercury villager. I have not replaced or adjusted the switch...not sure the cost or how hard it is to do. However, I have found that once you are in park, if the brake lights do not go off, I press down hard on the brake pedal and the lights go off.
Why would a 2002 Chevy Express brake lights work when the headlights are off but when you the headlights are turned on the brake lights are on and go off when you press the pedal?
i found it to be the tail light harnesses go bad . a common problem with them because the bulb sockets short out.
