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tail lights won't go off

i parked my car all lights are off, then all of a sudden my tail lights are on and won't go off, also my brake lights won't light up when engaged

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bert [Entry]

I have recently discovered this issue as well, i solved my problem however. If you get under your dash, and push your brake pedal down, follow the brake pedal arm up, there should be a button that is pressed when you release the brake pedal. Which is what controls your brake lights. Put some tape around that medal on the brake pedal arm so it presses the button when u release it, and your lights should stay off. :)
bert [Entry]

"Hi @ Jason Tong,

Have you checked that the brake light fuse is OK?

Have you checked that the brake light switch which is operated by the brake pedal is OK and not loose from its’ mounting or that its’ rubber actuator pad is not missing? Look at the brake pedal up under the dashboard to see the switch.

According to the image below it is fuse #42 in the engine bay fuse box.

Check if you have power at the brake lights when you operate the brake pedal. If you do and the lamps do not glow you may have an earth connection problem as all the brake lamps go to the same earth connection point.

Here’s an image of the brake wiring diagram for a 1992 Honda Civic DX which should help you to find the problem.

(click on image to enlarge for better viewing)

Update (02/21/2020)

Hi,

The service manual doesn’t show the location of the earth connection, so I suggest if a “missing” earth is the problem check that there is continuity between the earth wires (black) on all the brake lights and then run a suitably sized wire from a clean bare metal point on the chassis at a convenient location to one of the brake light’s “black” wires and then make sure that you have an earth at all the brake lights.

Here’s an image of what the manual says about the wiring but it only refers to the connectors for the earth etc but not their location.

(click on image to enlarge for better viewing)"
bert [Entry]

that is ur brake light check ur brake light switch or see if the rubber plug came off the top of the peddle ext.