2001 Mazda Tribute lights draining battery?

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE
170,000 MILES
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JORD182
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Off and on, my interior lights on my automatic window controls stay on. sometimes they are faint, other times they are bright. One week, they'll be on each day, the other week, they won't stay on. My emergency brake light sometimes stays on when I'm driving, even if the emergency brake is off. I believe this slowly drains the battery. I have had to have it recently jumped a few times, then I'm good to go for a week. Several service centers have "fixed" it and it's OK for a few months then it starts doing it again. Not sure if there's a button i'm pushing to keep these lights on (checked my manual and didn't see anything) or if my electrical system is slowly failing.
Oct 11, 2013 at 1:37 PM
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HMAC300
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check battery for condition including load test first. auto parts and tire stores do for free. check for a loose ground behind center of dash and under seat on pass side. also have it scanned as it may be a gem module problem. for parking brake liht, see if the pedal is down a bit due to a frozen brake cable
Oct 12, 2013 at 6:04 AM