The brake switch had come loose from it's bracket. After reinstalling the switch all my problems were solved. The abs and brake lights on the dash went out. The brake lights worked properly and the cruse control worked. Thank you for your help!The brake switch had come loose from it's bracket. After reinstalling the switch all my problems were solved. The abs and brake lights on the dash went out. The brake lights worked properly and the cruse control worked. Thank you for your help!
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Look under the dashboard and find your brake pedal. Now stand on your head and look up under the dashboard the the metal brackets between the brake pedal and the speedometer. You will see some brake light switches (probably 2 or 3) that work when you push the brake pedal. These are probably made of :"inexpensive":plastic and they break if you will cross your eyes just right. One of those switches is likely loose or broken and is staying "on".
Those switches work so: When you push the brake pedal, a plunger extends turning the lights on. When you let go the pedal, the plunger retracts into the switch, turning the lights off. Be Blessed
Are you talking about the brake lights in the back, or the brake warning light on the dash ? If the warning light is on, have you checked the fluid level in the master cylinder ? Is the parking brake on ?
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The dash abs and brake lights are both on. Both tail lights stay on also. I haven't had time to check the brake switch yet. I have to dicS connect the battery. Cable to save the battery.The dash abs and brake lights are both on. Both tail lights stay on also. I haven't had time to check the brake switch yet. I have to dicS connect the battery. Cable to save the battery.
Sounds like the brake switch on the pedal then. If the switch is on and you are moving, the ABS warning light will come on because it thinks the rear wheels are in a skid.Sounds like the brake switch on the pedal then. If the switch is on and you are moving, the ABS warning light will come on because it thinks the rear wheels are in a skid.
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Brake lights are not an indication that the cruise control works. The brake light switch and the cruise control switch are usually 2 different switches. Physically inspect the brake pedal shaft.
The brakelight switch is located somewhere on your brake pedal arm. On many cars, there is a small rubber piece that the brakelight switch makes contact with. If that piece of rubber falls off the tail lights will stay on all the time. Look around in your floorboard for pieces of rubber or plastic. You can find another piece of rubber and glue it on if this happens. Or if the one that fell off is intact just glue it back on with superglue.
Climb under the dash and look on the back of the brake pedal, brakelight switch will be on the back of the brake pedal arm halfway up the arm.
Look around in the floorboard and look for some fragments of rubber. If you see some fragments of rubber then the little piece of rubber that is attached to the back of the brake arm has probably fallen off. If the rubber piece breaks and falls off then the brakelight switch will stay on because it will be touching bare metal and grounding the switch making it stay on all the time.
And that seems to make sense because when you pulled back on the pedal the brakelights went off. Because you pulled the pedal back until it was not making contact with the switch anymore.
And the tach problem is unrelated. And im not sure about whats wrong with the tachometer. But I would suspect the vehicle speed sensor is faulty.
Ive got a 92 Tercel. Had this same problem. Look around on the floorboard of your car. Look for a small rubber disc, or broken up pieces of the rubber disc.
If you see the pieces or whole hard rubber thing on the floor, then the rubber disc that goes at the point where the brakelight switch touches the back of the brake pedal has fallen off.
When that disc falls off the brakelight switch touches bare metal, and the switch is grounded which makes it stay on all the time.
Climb under the dash with a flashlight and look at the back of the brake pedal. Find the brakelight switch, look at the point where the switch contacts the pedal. See if the rubber disc is missing. If it is missing find a small piece of rubber to superglue on the spot where the switch makes contact.
If the disc is there the brakelight switch is probably stuck. If its stuck you will see a gap between the switch contact and the brake pedal. If its stuck get a replacement brakelight switch from an auto parts store.
OK, I thinking it is the brakelight switch now. Take it to a mechanic and get him to change it for you. Ask for a cole hersee brakelight switch. (better quality) this will fix the problem.
The brake switch had come loose from it's bracket. After reinstalling the switch all my problems were solved. The abs and brake lights on the dash went out. The brake lights worked properly and the cruse control worked. Thank you for your help!
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