Monday, May 27th, 2019 AT 10:24 PM
About three days ago someone stopped me and told me that my brake lights were not working. I have three to lower ones and one in the middle of top of the hatchback none of them were working. At that time we figured it was the brake light switch that is located underneath the brake pedal. As we tried a fuse and bulbs and those were not it. So we replaced the switch and the car was running great brake lights were working no issues whatsoever. The person who replaced it which was a friends said they couldn't get in there well enough to tighten up the nut on the part so I had my son get in there and tighten it. The next morning I went to take the neighbor to the emergency room and within ten minutes the car felt like it was being held back as the brakes were seizing or something. Had the pedal to the floor and having it in third and fourth gear I was barely going. By the time we got to our destination the car was barely moving at all and smoke was coming from both front tires and you could smell the burning brakes badly. Dad came and checked it out but by that time it cooled and was not having issues. He drove it to his house and it drove fine. I drove it home from there and again no issues. I went to a friends that afternoon four miles away and by the time I got there the brakes were seizing again and it was barely moving. She messed with the brake light switch and loosened the nut thinking my son might have made it to tight and took it for a drive around the block. Drove fine. I went to drive it home after about an hour and it made a really loud nose like bad brakes but drove home fine no issues and no more sound. Is it possible for the brake light switch to cause this issue? It was fine before we did that Just had new brakes on April 2018.