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KevinT707
02-20-2010, 06:21 PM
So suddenly out of the blue about 2 days ago, while driving I press the brake and every single time the open door + seat belt lights and sounds will go off until I take my foot off the brakes; on top of that my brake lights don't come on at all. It's super annoying! I have looked & checked out the wires that leads from the button which the brake pedal presses on to turn break lights off and nothing seems out of place.

Any ideas or suggestions?

If anyone in the Cobb/Marietta area would like to take a look then I am willing to pay too so contact me (via PM and/or post)

Thank You
jdm-civic
02-20-2010, 06:24 PM
sounds like a wiring shortage.....did you put a volt meter to the brakelight switch? check for a open in the swich
bloodline
02-20-2010, 11:12 PM
Did you re-wire anything recently? I'm having shortage issues myself..
Okie_doke.
02-20-2010, 11:40 PM
Does your cluster still light up?
KevinT707
02-21-2010, 12:13 PM
sounds like a wiring shortage.....did you put a volt meter to the brakelight switch? check for a open in the swich
I don't have a volt meter at the moment but everything looks fine visually.

Did you re-wire anything recently? I'm having shortage issues myself..
Have not re-wired anything recently, just happened out of the blue.

Does your cluster still light up?
Yeah my cluster still lights up as normal.
slostang
02-21-2010, 02:53 PM
try replacing the brake light switch.
bigdare23
02-21-2010, 02:57 PM
Look for a blown bulb some where. That might be causing the weird problem.
81911SC
02-21-2010, 03:14 PM
An open will not cause that. Don't replace parts or listen to half of IA take it to a pro.
81911SC
02-21-2010, 03:16 PM
So no its not a switch or a bulb, that's retarded
uproot
02-21-2010, 03:16 PM
Look for a blown bulb some where. That might be causing the weird problem.

What he said ^

mine was doing the same thing and i called dare, he said check the bulbs, and sure enough a bulb was blown, lol. does your horn work? Check your fuses too.
Bacon
02-21-2010, 03:50 PM
any water leaks anywhere inside the car or around the taillights or under the dash?
k3tsurui
02-21-2010, 08:31 PM
this is the only correct answer



An open will not cause that. Don't replace parts or listen to half of IA take it to a pro.
Eg4LiFe
02-21-2010, 10:05 PM
fuse or the brake button
KevinT707
02-21-2010, 11:06 PM
any water leaks anywhere inside the car or around the taillights or under the dash?
None inside the car/dash and nothing in the tail lights from what I can tell.


mine was doing the same thing and i called dare, he said check the bulbs, and sure enough a bulb was blown, lol. does your horn work? Check your fuses too.
The EXACT same thing as mine? By pressing the brake pedal it makes all these other random things go off so I wouldn't think a dead bulb would do that but I guess I'll check. Confirm with me though.

Look for a blown bulb some where. That might be causing the weird problem.
Sounds peculiar but oook..

fuse or the brake button
Which fuse exactly cause under the dash there isn't a brake light and as for the button, lets say it is bad but why does the chime + seatbelt + open door lights go off too?
ddpxxx
02-21-2010, 11:18 PM
did you check your bulbs?
Batlground
02-22-2010, 08:21 AM
sounds like wiring. We are in Smyrna if you want to come by.
81911SC
02-22-2010, 09:19 AM
Please god take it to a shop and not listen to the idiots in here who know NOTHING about opens
Eg4LiFe
02-22-2010, 04:28 PM
the fuse under the hood it should say STOP ad some other things
KevinT707
02-22-2010, 05:10 PM
the fuse under the hood it should say STOP ad some other things
You sir are RIGHT, I give you E-Hugs now that my problem is fixed.

I had 2 blown fuses (fuse box under hood), replaced 1 & nothing, replaced other and MAGICally everything works! Weird Hondas ..

Thanks to everyone for the advice, good or bad. Reps if I can to whoever I can get to ..
uproot
02-22-2010, 06:59 PM
You sir are RIGHT, I give you E-Hugs now that my problem is fixed.

I had 2 blown fuses (fuse box under hood), replaced 1 & nothing, replaced other and MAGICally everything works! Weird Hondas ..

Thanks to everyone for the advice, good or bad. Reps if I can to whoever I can get to ..

No it wasn't doing all the crazy stuff, i missed that part :doh: but it was very similar and was a bulb problem.
uproot
02-22-2010, 07:02 PM
Please god take it to a shop and not listen to the idiots in here who know NOTHING about opens

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Eg4LiFe
02-22-2010, 09:21 PM
You sir are RIGHT, I give you E-Hugs now that my problem is fixed.

I had 2 blown fuses (fuse box under hood), replaced 1 & nothing, replaced other and MAGICally everything works! Weird Hondas ..

Thanks to everyone for the advice, good or bad. Reps if I can to whoever I can get to ..

no problem.. glad i can help