I have a 1992 Honda Accord. The brake light does not turn off even when the car is off and key are out. It is constanly on and drains the battery. What can be wrong?
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Do you mean the rear brake lights? Or the dash "brake" light. If it is the rear lights, it is likely a bad switch (usually located on the brake pedal up under the dash.
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I had the same thing on my 88 honda last week. I had to replace the brake switch. $30 and it was fixed.
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I had the same thing on my 88 honda last week. I had to replace the brake switch. $30 and it was fixed.
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A bad switch (most likely), followed by an electrical short or a bad earth somewhere.
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you don't have to replace the switch as they are adjustable...you can adjust the switch with a wrench. If the pedal is pushing in on the brake switch button all the time, then it probably only needs adjusting, not a $30 replacement.
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I have this problem with my 1992 Acccord. It is not the switch. It works fine. The problem is that the plastic piece, that fits into the pedal that makes the button on the switch engage, has disintegrated and crumbled. Now there is a only a hole over the switch, so the brake lights stay on.
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I had the same problem with my 89 Honda Civic SI and I believe my solution may help you. 1. Test the brake light switch, which is found by following the brake pedel shaft up. 2. Press in on the brake and then push in on the tip of the brake light switch. If the lights go off, you are missing a small plastic 'button' that fits on the brake pedal shaft. This 'button' pushes against the brake light switch tip and turns off the lights. The 'botton' costs about $2.01 and can be found at the dealer. 3. Installation. Press in on the brake pedal shaft to create distance between the brake pedal shaft and the brake light switch tip and push the 'button' in the whole in the brake pedal shaft. The tip of the brake light switch points to the whole where the 'button' needs to be placed. Note. There is not much space between the tip of the brake light switch and the brake pedal shaft, so I had to cut of the point of the 'button' to slide it in. Installing is the most complicated part of the whole issue. I hope this helps
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I realize this is a very old question, however I would like to offer up another solution. Having a plastic piece contact the switch is quite possibly the stupidest way to have this work. Why they didn't just raise the metal area of the pedal to have it contact the switch (especially since the switch is adjustable) is beyond me. I slipped a short bolt through the hole in the pedal and used some nuts on both sides. I seriously doubt that setup will come apart before the rest of the car does. Not to mention it was cheaper than buying a plastic piece from the dealer that will just break again anyway.
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