# tail lights wont go off?!

**URL:** <https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306>\
**Category:** Electrical & Entertainment Systems\
**Created:** [March 22, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306 "2011-03-22T19:05:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![X1991integraX](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/3d9bf3/32.png) [@X1991integraX](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/X1991integraX)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/1 "2011-03-22T19:05:19Z")

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i own a 1993 GSR and when i turn the car off the tail lights stay on the only way ive found to turn them off is to disconnect the battery which is a pain. any ideas on what it may be? it may be from water damage because if i can recall it happened after a storm.

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**Author:** ![91\_LS](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/9/50afbb/32.png) [@91\_LS](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/91_LS)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/2 "2011-03-22T19:29:39Z")

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Might be the switch on the pedal that’s stuck.

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**Author:** ![fcm](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fcm](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/fcm)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/3 "2011-03-22T20:40:13Z")

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Need to know if it is the tail lights, [park lights] or the brake lights, do the front park lights stay on?

If it is the brake lights then it is most likely the brake light switch plunger stop, common problem on older Honda/Acura. 94

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**Author:** ![airon235](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@airon235](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/airon235)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/4 "2011-03-23T03:57:39Z")

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check your brake switch. you will need to replace it.

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**Author:** ![ThaiB20](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@ThaiB20](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/ThaiB20)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/5 "2011-03-23T13:45:04Z")

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yep. brake lights- the brake light switch plunger with is sometimes on the floor if that is the issue.

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**Author:** ![fcm](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fcm](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/fcm)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/6 "2011-03-25T20:39:09Z")

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It’s not the plunger that ends up on the floor, it’s the plunger stop. 94

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**Author:** ![2ndJenn](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/2/e0b2c6/32.png) [@2ndJenn](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/2ndJenn)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/7 "2011-03-26T21:18:05Z")

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Look on the brake petal arm there is a small hole that the brake light switch plunger is sticking through.  
Quick and cheap fix: superglue 2 pennies to the back side of the arm to prevent the brake switch plunger from activating the brake lights untiil you press ther petal. Or you could go buy the rubber stopper from Honda / Acura.

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**Author:** ![X1991integraX](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/3d9bf3/32.png) [@X1991integraX](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/X1991integraX)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/tail-lights-wont-go-off/93306/8 "2011-03-27T22:53:14Z")

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so if it were just the running lights what could some of the problems be.