My brake lights came on & won go off. Whats wrong?
This refers to the brake lights on the back of the car, not the brake light near the gauges. This is usually a problem with the brake light switch under the brake pedal. The switch is a plunger: when the plunger is up, the brake lights are off; if the plunger is pushed in by the brake pedal, the brake lights come on. Examine the switch. Sometimes the it will just break, sometimes the plunger will fall out of the switch. Usually, it is out of adjustment. Don’t bend the metal or shim the plunger. Give the whole thing a twist counterclockwise to undo the clip. Once you have it off, pull the black plunger until it is about 3/4″ out. (Pull hard, it will make a ratchet sound as you pull out.) Put the switch back on by a clockwise twist in the square hole on the bracket (the brake pedal should be down when you put the switch back). The brake pedal will push the plunger a little, but not all the way. It is self-adjusting and should work normally if this was the problem.
