# BOO hoo

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/boo-hoo/54430>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, sable, transmissions, brakes\
**Created:** [August 31, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boo-hoo/54430 "2010-08-31T00:22:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jerhpk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jerhpk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jerhpk)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boo-hoo/54430/1 "2010-08-31T00:22:11Z")

</div>

I have two wires underneath the dash and knee-kicker panel that have come loose. One is to the BOO (Brake On Off) Switch, the other is not. (I think it’s Left Side lights, but I’m not positive; schematics are a little fuzzy.) The problem is both wires are the same coloring (Black with light green striping), and have come loose from the soldered connections. How can I tell which wire goes where to get this fixed?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boo-hoo/54430/2 "2010-08-31T00:28:49Z")

</div>

You know what else is a little fuzzy? The year of this Sable!

Tester

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jerhpk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jerhpk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jerhpk)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boo-hoo/54430/3 "2010-08-31T01:15:19Z")

</div>

sorry, it’s a 2000. I can’t take any more problems on it… it’s turning into many straws on this camel’s back.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boo-hoo/54430/4 "2010-08-31T09:38:36Z")

</div>

It’s a Sable. You may as well either accept you’ll have problems like this or get rid of the car. My neighbor’s 1999 Sable has been a constant problem and ever growing money pit.

If the wiring schematics are no help, you’ll need to trace the wire yourself. I’d see if it was and active ground with a multimeter before going further.