parking light indicator

[chappy88]

Hi Guys

Small but annoying...parking brake light stays lit when key is off?? was going to remove bulb but its a good reminder to save the brakes

 

[87MJTIM]

On the parking brake pedal, there is a plastic piece with two pieces of copper attached (mine was light blue, but I've seen other colors).  When the pedal is pushed down the two pieces of copper contact each other.  This closes the electric circuit turning on the light.  When the pedal is up, the copper pieces are pushed apart, opening the circuit - no light.

 

Inspect the plastic piece.  Once mine was dirty and the two piece would contact make through the dirt.  Cleaned it off - no light.  Now, the plastic part is broken.  No light.

 

If the wire is not connected to the plastic part and is contacting the body, this closes the circuit and your light is on all the time.

 

This is a "ground switch."  The hot wire runs through the light and the switch (on/off) in on the ground wire.