2000 I30 Stop Light Switch

sounds like a good place to start your diagnosis.


"Steve B." <javapro78.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have 2000 I30 with about 90K on it. My shift lock works
> intermittently. Sometimes, when I push the brake pedal, I hear the
> usual click and I can move the shifter and sometimes there is no click
> and the shifter is locked. I read in some posts that the problem could
> be the stop light switch. Well, I noticed that when the shifter stays
> locked, the stop lights won't come on. Also, when I eventaully manage
> to shift from park, the stop lights work intermittently. Do I need to
> replace the stop light switch? Is that the one with the pin sticking
> out which is released by a small bracket on the brake pedal? How hard
> is it to replace?
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After numerous tests, it looks like it is the stop lamp switch -
sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I got the part from the
dealer today but can't figure out how to install it. First of all, the
dealer warned me that the first and easiest to get to switch is the
cruise control one - it looks exactly the same as the stop light
switch but with a brown end. After some looking around I finally found
the stop light switch - it's right next to the cruise control one.
It's really hard to get to from underneath the dashboard - the
steering column (at least that what I think it is) is in the way and I
can hardly even see the switch. It seems to be attached to some kind
of metal bracket with a plastic nut but I couldn't unscrew it with my
hand. Is that really a nut? Should I force it with pliers? Anyone has
an installation diagram?
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