brake lights stay on

[yoda]

((((89 s13 hatch))) my break lights stay on even after i turn off the car. all my lights turn on and off perfecly, but for some reason my back lights are on as if i was breaking even when im driving straight. i turn off the car and remove the key and the lights stay on. checked the fuses and there all good. anyone ever had this problem???

[JeromeS13]

Yes, its been covered numerous times. There's a little pad in between your break pedal and the mount. It sounds like it has broken/fallen out. Replace it. Search and I'm sure you can find the actual part number.

[240sxs13sleeper]

had the same problem... go and look at ur break pedal ..gonna have to twist ur body a little...look up at it and u will see two pin button thing..one of them are for your break lights..

what i did was just folded a double sided tape till it got thick the stuck it in between ..kinda getto ridged it but hey havent fallen out since

[yoda]

thanks

[Florida240sx]

I used a bolt

[jestmaty]

How do you get that bad boy out??? Very little room to work and I'm not sure which pin is broken. I did find a half of a plastic disc on the floor mat that probably is the dry rotted/broken piece that fell out. Thanks, Jestmaty

[JeromeS13]

You have to get upside down and squeeze in there. Its a real pain, but is do-able. To find out which one is broken, push in the break pedal. You'll see one in tact and just a hole where the broken one use to be.

[jestmaty]

Thanks all for the input and advice. I did go by the dealer and buy the correct part (cost $1.62) and tackled it myself.

FYI- I decided to enlist the help of a neighbor to release the bleed valve on the driver side front brake so that I could press the pedal far enough to get to the grommet hole in the pedal. There was NO!! way I could get between the switch and the pedal unless I got it to the floor (almost)

I then started my 240 which had been sitting for 2weeks and found gas spraying out of my fuel line just before the filter

A quick disconnect and cut off of about 1/4" fuel line and I was back in business

Now to move on to the driver side window that hasn't gone down since June of last year..... that's right, my lazy *** won't fix the electric motor to roll down the window. That is what a/c is for!! In case anyone wants to guide me on THIS problem, I hear a faint click in the door when I press the down button, but no move... I'm guessing a relay or something, at least I know I've got power going into the door..

Thanks again for ya'lls help on the brake switch dilemma. Jestmaty