Brake lights stay on

[BLACKJKU]

I'm starting to wonder if I have stray voltage in my brake circuit? What's an easy way to test this?

Have you checked to see if there is a relay for the brake lights? If there is it could be sticking.

 

[Jayme]

I do not see a relay for brake lights

 

[Dirty Dog]

I'm starting to wonder if I have stray voltage in my brake circuit? What's an easy way to test this?

With a VOM.

 

[Jayme]

With a VOM.

Anything besides the obvious

 

[Dirty Dog]

Anything besides the obvious

Well, you can cobble together a VOM out of parts in your garage, but it will still be the same. You need something with probes that will fit in your socket and measure the voltage. That's a VOM, no matter how you look at it. I wouldn't use one of those light stick probe things, for two reasons.
1 - They're junk.
B - You need to know how much voltage there is. Not just if there's 12V.

 

[Jayme]

Problem fixed.. The prior owner had done a hack job attempt of wiring. I thought I had traced it all down and fixed it but apparently missed a 22g ground wire at the drivers kick panel that had broken.. Fixed it and problem solved... Thank you all for the help.

 

[WestCoastDan]

Gotta love work done by previous owners!
Glad you got it figured out.

 

[Jayme]

Gotta love work done by previous owners!
Glad you got it figured out.

That's no joke, my first thought was, what's next lol