Brake lights wont turn off after turning car off

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Brake lights wont turn off after turning car off

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Hi,

i really don't understand what s going on one more time. Brake lights weren't turn off after turning car off, so i installed a new Low Pressure Brake Light Switch and after a short ride it worked fine, but when i came back tonight, the brake lights were still on. i disconnected the battery and after a few hours it is still on, like the issue i had before installed a new switch....
i going crazy !!
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Re: Brake lights wont turn off after turning car off

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They are on even with the battery disconnected??
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Re: Brake lights wont turn off after turning car off

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Does it help if you pull up on the brake pedal? If so, then the contact switch on the pedal is out of adjustment or the return spring for the pedal is tired and not pulling the pedal back home all the way.
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thanks for your help problem solved
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tara wrote:thanks for your help problem solved
Awesome. What turned out to be the issue?
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Re: Brake lights wont turn off after turning car off

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nothing to do with the new switch. it is the lights which were on but as the front lights were not working (for the first time) i thought that the rear lights were the brake lights... now i have to search why front lights are not working (foot switch is new)
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Re: Brake lights wont turn off after turning car off

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happens to my ZJ's sometimes, i have to grab the pedal and push down and pull it up fast and hard and it fixes the issue.. its weird lol
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