Top Brake Light Conundrum Unraveling the Mysteries

The next thing they need to check is the harness to the rear lighting. My guess is that another wire is shorting against the 3rd brake giving it ... The brake peddle is differant, I would need to disconnect a wire and check it with an Ohm meter. Since you just worked on the lights that makes ... For the brake lights, remove the switch at the base of the brake pedal. If the switch is sticking or broken you will need to clean it or replace ... First unplug the switch at the pedal and make sure the light goes off. Assuming it does, push the switch a few times and see if it frees up, and ... Make sure you check all your fuses and wires. Normally its not the wires or fuses, but you always want to be sure. If you buy the car from ... My third brake light turns on by itself and stays on for a while then goes off. It happens when the key is on or off, independent from the tail lights. Damaged brake light switch or sensor · Faulty or stuck brake pedal · Broken stopper · Damaged electricals · Wrong bulbs · Corrosion/ rusting. This could either be in the parking lights or in the rear tail light bulbs. Try turning on just the parking lights. If the brake lights come on, ... Sounds like it might be a bad brake light switch. I would take a look at that. I would bet that if you disconnect it the lights will go out. Easy one of your brake light bulb solder has melted and is touching tail light and feedback pull your brake bulbs and look at the contacts. ;).