# 1994 Chevy C1500 - Brake light on/Parking Brake Issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, 1500\ **Created:** [March 16, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chevy-c1500-brake-light-on-parking-brake-issues/46172 "2010-03-16T14:58:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jameshonea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jameshonea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameshonea)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chevy-c1500-brake-light-on-parking-brake-issues/46172/1 "2010-03-16T14:58:33Z")
My brake light is on. I have deduced that the problem is excessive play in the parking brake pedal, resulting in poor contact with the switch that controls the light. The parking brake isn’t activated and there is no problem with letting it hang, but it’s very annoying to have a red light in your face all the time. How can I fix this? Is there some sort of adjustment for the pedal tension? If I pull the pedal all the way up, the light goes off, but then the pedal drops down again and on goes the light. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chevy-c1500-brake-light-on-parking-brake-issues/46172/2 "2010-03-16T15:05:47Z")
Isn’t there a return spring on the pedal? Maybe the spring broke. What happens if you disconnect the wiring to the switch? ---
**Author:** ![joe71c10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joe71c10/32/867_2.png) [@joe71c10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joe71c10)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chevy-c1500-brake-light-on-parking-brake-issues/46172/3 "2010-03-16T15:05:57Z")
unplug the electrical connector on the back of the switch. If the light still stays on, take a small piece of wire and jumper across the terminals. this will take about 5 minutes and cost you about 10 cents. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chevy-c1500-brake-light-on-parking-brake-issues/46172/4 "2010-03-16T15:42:13Z")
All you have to do is adjust the parking brake to put tension on it. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chevy-c1500-brake-light-on-parking-brake-issues/46172/5 "2010-03-16T19:07:25Z")
The parking brake cable may be stuck or may need adjustment.