# Brake light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 11, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474 "2007-09-11T23:25:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![grouchbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@grouchbear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grouchbear)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474/1 "2007-09-11T23:25:20Z")

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I have a 1994 Nissian Altima. The out side brake lights stay on constantly. This problem just started about three weeks ago.I changed out the brake light switch twice. I thought the first one was faulty. I still have the same problem. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474/2 "2007-09-11T23:45:30Z")

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Did they come on with the hand brake before?

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**Author:** ![grouchbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@grouchbear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grouchbear)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474/3 "2007-09-11T23:49:41Z")

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no, they didn’t

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474/4 "2007-09-12T03:42:26Z")

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I suspect your brake pedal arm is not returning back far enough to disconnect from the brake light switch.

Look under the dash and see if the arm is in contact with the switch.

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**Author:** ![DARTMAN69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dartman69/32/29_2.png) [@DARTMAN69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DARTMAN69)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/4474/5 "2007-09-12T03:48:59Z")

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Unplug the brake light switch. If they go out the switch is faulty or out of adjustment. If they don’t you have a short to power probably at the connector.  
~Michael