This morning driving to work I noticed that my brake lights are not working unless I am pushing real hard on the brake pedal. When I bought the car last summer... it had the same symptom and I repla
Brian, Yes, I've had the same problem. About every 5,000 to 7,000 miles (6 to 12 months) and the switch only works when you really jam the brakes. Tried several replacements over the last 3 years and
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At least I know what do. Keep changing them until they fail. Great idea on a substitute from another car. Does anybody remember an American or German car that used a hydraulically actuated brake lig
Brian, it just dawned on me that my 51 dodge truck uses a switch that is very similar. Unfortunately I'm not at home right now to do a comparison but if I remember right most all american made vehic
VWs (at least buses) also use a hydraulically-actuated switch. In fact, the later buses use two switches, in series, one for each circuit, to turn on the brake warning light on the dash if a system i