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The tail lights and brake lights stay on even when the car is stopped

  • Anonymous Aug 14, 2012

    I just had to change my break light switch on my 2001 Hyundai Accent and my break lights were still staying on. I discovered that the rubber stopper on the break pedal that pushes in the switch on the break light switch was missing, therefore the switch was not being compressed. I ended up using a small bolt, a washer and two nuts in the hole where the stopper would go, and it works great.

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The brake switch is usually at top of brake pedal, it will have a [plastic plunger on it, it may be sticking or broken.

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