brake lights staying on..

zrs6v4 · Post by **zrs6v4** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:07 pm

I have been out of town for a week, got home and drove the crx around for a couple of hours and parked it. I took my integra to work and came home a few hours later and my brake lights were on. I thought I left my lights on, but no and it wasnt a fuse either. I also check to see if the peddle was stuck or something but didnt seem to be so I unhooked the battery and left it alone. I cant figure the problem out, I was thinking of a pinched wire, a peddle switch(not sure, just told to check), or the problem is due to my master cylinder leaking a little.. anyone have any suggestions on what to look for? Oh and another thing is I had a 99 prelude where the tail light fuse kept popping b/c of some wiring in the cd player, I just put a new cd player in 2 weeks ago so Im thinking that could be the problem as well, but I am not sure.. thanks

99PreludeSh · Post by **99PreludeSh** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:14 pm

Possibly your brake light switch.

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:24 pm

Sounds like a stuck brake light switch or a short in the system.

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:42 pm

zrs6v4;32359 wrote:I have been out of town for a week, got home and drove the crx around for a couple of hours and parked it. I took my integra to work and came home a few hours later and my brake lights were on. I thought I left my lights on, but no and it wasnt a fuse either. I also check to see if the peddle was stuck or something but didnt seem to be so I unhooked the battery and left it alone. I cant figure the problem out, I was thinking of a pinched wire, a peddle switch(not sure, just told to check), or the problem is due to my master cylinder leaking a little.. anyone have any suggestions on what to look for? Oh and another thing is I had a 99 prelude where the tail light fuse kept popping b/c of some wiring in the cd player, I just put a new cd player in 2 weeks ago so Im thinking that could be the problem as well, but I am not sure.. thanks

totally stupid question, but is the fluid full, or at least at the minimum line?

zrs6v4 · Post by **zrs6v4** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:46 pm

I didnt check, but I will.. the brake light switch is up under the dash and seems to be hard to get to from what I saw, although I dont really know what Im looking for.. can anyone help describe or tell me what to look for. I was thinking of buying a new one to replace it, then Id know what to look for. any help is much appreciated.. thanks again

slowagon · Post by **slowagon** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:40 pm

check that switch on your brake pedal....had the same problem on an old prelude and had to screw with that switch to get it to work but if it's not that then start tracing wires...

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:00 pm

zrs6v4;32374 wrote:I didnt check, but I will.. the brake light switch is up under the dash and seems to be hard to get to from what I saw, although I dont really know what Im looking for.. can anyone help describe or tell me what to look for. I was thinking of buying a new one to replace it, then Id know what to look for. any help is much appreciated.. thanks again

Its grounded through the brake level sender in the m/c cap if i remember correctly.

zrs6v4 · Post by **zrs6v4** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:35 am

alright thanks, Im lazy and havent messed with it much.

zrs6v4 · Post by **zrs6v4** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:47 am

good to go, it took 5 minutes. broken clip where the brake switch pushes into for those who care.. thanks