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From: brassplyer on 27 Jul 2010 23:35
Saw two simultaneous and previously unencountered things occur today
on my '89 Toyota Cressida.

First I noticed that my cruise control doesn't work though the green
"cruise" indicator is going on. Second, discovered that my brake
lights are staying on, with all lights turned off and the vehicle off.
Right now I've got the battery disconnected.

What will cause either/both of these? Obviously I can't keep
disconnecting my battery every time I park the car and I need my brake
lights to work.

Thanks for all input.

From: WW on 27 Jul 2010 23:49

"brassplyer" <brassplyer(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Saw two simultaneous and previously unencountered things occur today
> on my '89 Toyota Cressida.
>
> First I noticed that my cruise control doesn't work though the green
> "cruise" indicator is going on. Second, discovered that my brake
> lights are staying on, with all lights turned off and the vehicle off.
> Right now I've got the battery disconnected.
>
> What will cause either/both of these? Obviously I can't keep
> disconnecting my battery every time I park the car and I need my brake
> lights to work.
>
> Thanks for all input.
>
My guess. When the brake light switch is activated , that disconnects the
cruise control. So I would assume the brake light switch is bad and stays
closed all the time. WW


From: Steve W. on 27 Jul 2010 23:49
brassplyer wrote:
> Saw two simultaneous and previously unencountered things occur today
> on my '89 Toyota Cressida.
>
> First I noticed that my cruise control doesn't work though the green
> "cruise" indicator is going on. Second, discovered that my brake
> lights are staying on, with all lights turned off and the vehicle off.
> Right now I've got the battery disconnected.
>
> What will cause either/both of these? Obviously I can't keep
> disconnecting my battery every time I park the car and I need my brake
> lights to work.
>
> Thanks for all input.
>

Brake light switch is stuck on. Not a hard fix. It's attached to the
brake pedal arm up behind the dash area. Simple to R&R with a new one.

--
Steve W.
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")
From: Ray O on 28 Jul 2010 01:01

"Steve W." <csr684(a)NOTyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> brassplyer wrote:
>> Saw two simultaneous and previously unencountered things occur today
>> on my '89 Toyota Cressida.
>>
>> First I noticed that my cruise control doesn't work though the green
>> "cruise" indicator is going on. Second, discovered that my brake
>> lights are staying on, with all lights turned off and the vehicle off.
>> Right now I've got the battery disconnected.
>>
>> What will cause either/both of these? Obviously I can't keep
>> disconnecting my battery every time I park the car and I need my brake
>> lights to work.
>>
>> Thanks for all input.
>>
>
> Brake light switch is stuck on. Not a hard fix. It's attached to the
> brake pedal arm up behind the dash area. Simple to R&R with a new one.
>
> --
> Steve W.
> (\___/)
> (='.'=)
> (")_(")

It is easy to check for continuity on the brake light switch with an ohm
meter. The switch should be open when the pedal is not depressed and closed
with the pedal is depressed. Before you remove the old switch, check the
adjustment so that you can get the replacement switch close before you
install it and then fine tune it after it is in place. Also make sure that
the brake pedal is retracting fully.

If the switch is good, check for a short to ground somewhere in the circuit,
starting in the trunk.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


From: jim beam on 28 Jul 2010 01:03
On 07/27/2010 08:49 PM, Steve W. wrote:
> brassplyer wrote:
>> Saw two simultaneous and previously unencountered things occur today
>> on my '89 Toyota Cressida.
>>
>> First I noticed that my cruise control doesn't work though the green
>> "cruise" indicator is going on. Second, discovered that my brake
>> lights are staying on, with all lights turned off and the vehicle off.
>> Right now I've got the battery disconnected.
>>
>> What will cause either/both of these? Obviously I can't keep
>> disconnecting my battery every time I park the car and I need my brake
>> lights to work.
>>
>> Thanks for all input.
>>
>
> Brake light switch is stuck on. Not a hard fix. It's attached to the
> brake pedal arm up behind the dash area. Simple to R&R with a new one.
>

might not even be the switch but the pedal lever tab that activates it.
on hondas, it's a little plastic tab that pushes through a hole. if
the tab breaks apart, the switch pin pokes through the hole where the
tab would be and fails to switch off the lights and switch on the
cruise. costs about $2 new, or free at a junkyard [too small and they
won't charge you for it].

--
nomina rutrum rutrum
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