2004 Chevy Malibu Brake Lights Stay On

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2004 chevy malibu brake lights stay on.

The brake lights stay on until the engine is turned off. The brake lights turn off when the brake pedal is pushed down the shifter interlock does not allow the car to be shifted out of park and the brake lights illuminate immediately when the car s engine is started or the key is turned on without the driver touching the brake pedal. 2004 chevy malibu ls third brake light rear lights stay on when third brake light is plugged in but brake lights won t get brighter when brake pedal is pressed. This particular issue came up with enough malibu vehicles that gm issued a tsb to address it.

Exterior brake lights not working as expected. When this is happening my cruise also stops working. Unplugged third brake light posted by chris harper on oct 05 2018. The 2004 chevrolet malibu has 2 problems reported for brake lights continually stay on.

Car complaints car problems and defect. 2004 2007 chevrolet malibu malibu maxx 2008 chevrolet malibu classic 2005 2009 pontiac g6 2007 2009 saturn aura. Testing the wiring and harness to the bcm could help determine what if there is a short or not. My 2004 malibu brake lights come on intermittently.

I have had a switch replaced twice. Chevrolet malibu ls 2004 v6. I was able to get the car to the mechanic while the lights were on. The brakes have not been touched.

There are cases where the wiring running to the bcm rubs up against the chassis fraying the wire and causing a short that keeps the brake lights on. Occasionally the lights will still be on when the car is restarted. Other symptoms of this problem include intermittently working cruise control the brake pedal and tail lights work backwards i e. Sometimes they go off when pedal is pushed.

Brake lights stay on. In my vehicle the brake lights illuminate when the brake pedal is not depressed and turn off once the pedal is applied. 2004 chevy malibu my rear brake lights stay on when not pushing pedal.