[Orangeracer]

so did you check the brake light switch under the dash? if it is pushed back they will stay on.

 

[cumminsramcharger]

my truck seams to do the same thing about once a month.
if you go under the dash, there is the brake light switch mounted kinda on the steering column, it just gets pushed in. if you grab it and pull or push it back towards the brake pedal, the lights will go out

 

[J6Performancehorses]

brake lights

Could you be a little more specific. I am trying to explain this to a pregnant wife in snowy Colorado. Is it on the firewall ? where is it in relation to the brake pedal ?

 

[5.9fan]

its a square plastic switch that the brake pedal arm hits. the switch is on the dash side of the arm, directly acrossed from the rod that goes into the master cylender.

 

[PPDMostWanted]

It has a little red button that gets pushed in which turn on and off the brake lights. Take the little box and pull back towards the front of the car and zip tie into place. should be set afterwards. Why can't they just figure it out? haha, what would they do without us.

 

[92cummins350]

This must happen to everybody with 1st gens . Mine does it every few weeks. I had to get myself in the habit of walking around to the back of my truck every time I park it and be sure they are off.

 

[dieselcrazyw350]

hahah i have the same problem as well.i have to crawl under and fix it. zip tie in place you say? ill have to look under there tomorrow and see how i can do that.

 

[92cummins350]

It's odd how the few things that give people problems on our trucks happens to like every single 1st gen in the world at one time or another.

 

[Paccool]

It has a little red button that gets pushed in which turn on and off the brake lights. Take the little box and pull back towards the front of the car and zip tie into place. should be set afterwards. Why can't they just figure it out? haha, what would they do without us.

Yep - what he said!

When mine first acted up I got a replacement switch and put it in. They just push into place. Worked fine for a few months then started doing it again. I finally figured out that I was hitting the pedal with my right foot as I got out of the truck and that was causing the switch to back out of the holder. Tied it in with a cable tie and have not had a problem since. That was about 5 years ago.

Oh yea, this problem will also cause problems with the cruise control. It will start acting weird and increasing then decreasing speed. Will completely shut off as the problem gets worse, just like tapping the brake pedal.

 

[ibareno]

I put an external snap ring on mine. Worked like a champ.