Clutch Brake Light

[Trucidatio]

So my problem is kind of strange.

Whenever I depress the clutch in my car the brake lights come on. I really have no clue how this is happening. I noticed that my brake lights were coming on a weird times but did not figure out what was going on until this morning.

1987 325is

any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[MattM]

buttons or the connectors for the buttons have been switched. Your clutch has a button for cruise control.

[Trucidatio]

How could they have gotten switched? I have not touched any of the electrical down there.

[MattM]

does your brake pedal also make the light come on, or not at all?

is it possible you have always had this problem, and just not noticed it until now?

[accident]

your pedal box is broken and twisting when you push the clutch. my friend had this exact same issue on his car.

[Trucidatio]

The brake light still comes on correctly. There is a chance that i have not noticed this but, it seems very likely. My cruise control has always been iffy at best and recently has not worked at all.

[Trucidatio]

your pedal box is broken and twisting when you push the clutch. my friend had this exact same issue on his car.

So how do I resolve that?

replace the entire pedal box?

[accident]

or weld it, yeah

[Trucidatio]

Could it possibly be the switch that is down there?

I think it is for the cruise control. Part #61318360421

It seems that the brake light is sticking on now, and when I pull back on the clutch pedal it will turn the lights off.

[accident]

That's from the pedal box flexing too far and staying that way. Get down there and push the clutch with your hand, you'll see.

[tonywonder]

interesting i have this same issue but its also comes on when my foot is not on the pedal i can tap the freeplay of the clutch pedal and the light will go on or off.

[Trucidatio]

that is about the same as mine. It just doesnt seem like anything is loose or bent down there.

[jlevie]

There is a simple test to determine if the problem is a mechanical issue with the pedal box or a wiring issue. Hold the brake pedal switch in it's compressed (off) position. Then push down on the clutch pedal. If the brake lights don't come on, the problem is mechanical.