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Old May 8, 2014 | 01:50 PM
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Afte leaving car for 5 day Inoticed when drivin home my brake light are constantly on heard it might be a issue with the brake light switch would that be a good place to start
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Old May 8, 2014 | 02:10 PM
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VCDS scan would say for certain, however brake light switch is likely needing replacement.
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Yes, brake light switch is good and cheep place to start.
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Old May 9, 2014 | 03:22 AM
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Thanx its looking like it will be switch as when I pulled off the lower dash cover I found it has no contact with the pedal and looking at how it works I'm guessing it should have some contact
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