Can't turn my Brake llights off - help?

[beakatron]

Hi all,

I've got an 84 Landcruiser, recently I had been finding that overnight my brakelights were coming on and draining my battery for no reason. For a while I simply disconnected the battery when I wasn't using it and it was fine as they worked fine when I drove it, and to fix them when they came on I would just put the key in the ignition, or giving the touch.

Anyway, after a while of doing this, it got to a stage where I couldn't get them to turn off at all.

I though the problem would be the switch on the pedal, but after disconecting it and trying it on a small circuit it seemed to work fine. Also, the brake lights even stay on when the switch is removed????

To me this is weird, I thought the brake lights turned off when the circuit was broken by the switch when you pressed the pedal in.

Would really appreciate some thoughts, as I want to get the boat out on the water but can't drive the truck with the brake lights on the whole time.

[tunaticer]

Check your wiring harness under the vehicle, sounds like you have sustained a crush injury to the wiring harness from driving over a log or rocks flying or something similar. In the right circumstances several wires can be mashed together creating a circuit. I have sustained this sort of thing about 5 times over the years from offroad driving in heavily timbered and rocky terrain.

Jack.

[luckyone]

if you have a eletric brake controller get it checked as there was a bach of bad ones that left the brake lights on .Mate had one and got it replaced for free ........ chears and beers

[snasman]

Check around your trailer plug wiring,quite often this is where the problem lies as its generaly set low on the vehicle and with a load on it going over hills can cause it to drag and do as tunaticer said ,good luck Snas

[GBC]

It wouldn't be as simple as the return spring on the pedal being worn out?

[litenup]

I'm with Luckyone, had electric brake contoller that turned lights when least you expected it. cheers pete.

[rebelone]

Mate the problem will be the electric brake controller if you have one and I bet it will be a Tekonsha. Mine is doing the same thing and so is my mates. Spoke to the auto electrician about it and says he has a box full of them that did the same thing. Tekonsha knew about it but havn't offerd to replace on a recal or any such thing.

[beakatron]

Hi all, sure enough it was indeed the electric brake controller. Thanks a tonne for all your posts.