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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 200594 Accord Shifter Locked and Brake Lights Out
Hello, my folks have a 94 Accord and the Shifter (Automatic) will not work unless they use the Shift Lock key beside the shifter. At the same time, the brake lights stopped working. I have heard a little bit about this, but I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or is this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! Are you missing anything else? On one of my cars a horn went bad, and whenever I honked it, it would blow the fuse. That fuse was also for the brake light switch power. If all of your fuses are good.... I should think the brake light switch is bad. (or in the very least the little bumper that pushes it is broken). > Hello, my folks have a 94 Accord and the Shifter (Automatic) will not work > unless they use the Shift Lock key beside the shifter. At the same time, > the brake lights stopped working. I have heard a little bit about this, > but I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or > is this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! > Hello, my folks have a 94 Accord and the Shifter (Automatic) will not work > unless they use the Shift Lock key beside the shifter. At the same time, > the brake lights stopped working. I have heard a little bit about this, but > I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or is > this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! I bet you $0.25 that your brake light switch (the one at the brake pedal) is broken. Not unusual at that age. With a broken brake light switch, the shift interlock will not allow you to shift out of park without using the key in that little slot. Replacement is fairly easy. > Hello, my folks have a 94 Accord and the Shifter (Automatic) will not work > unless they use the Shift Lock key beside the shifter. At the same time, > the brake lights stopped working. I have heard a little bit about this, but > I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or is > this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! Old Honda too. I occasionally have the shift lock problem. Seems to go away after I take the car in for its annual maintenance so I assume that something in the maintenance cycle 'cures' the problem. Never related it to any brake lights or problems with the electrical system. I don't think anything else electrical is having a problem, so I'll bet it's that brake switch. That certainly sounds like it might take care of it. I don't think they take it anywhere to have regular service done to it, they're not nearly as anal about their cars as I am. Thanks everyone for the input! > Hello, my folks have a 94 Accord and the Shifter (Automatic) will not work > unless they use the Shift Lock key beside the shifter. At the same time, > the brake lights stopped working. I have heard a little bit about this, > but I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or > is this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! I found on a friends car that someone had nicked the wire near the switch, by accident and he had the same problem, Check your brake lights. Dan axdad" <brad_a_miller@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:MYvPd.67135$dt3.6982678@twister.southeast.rr.com... > I don't think anything else electrical is having a problem, so I'll bet it's > that brake switch. That certainly sounds like it might take care of it. I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > but I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or > > is this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! had the same problem solution sounds wacky but your horn probably short out. I think everything is on the same circuit. on mine the horn, transmission lock did not work when the horn short out > Hello, my folks have a 94 Accord and the Shifter (Automatic) will not work > unless they use the Shift Lock key beside the shifter. At the same time, > the brake lights stopped working. I have heard a little bit about this, but > I have no idea what it is. Is there something a DIY person can do, or is > this serious? Thanks very much for any replies! |
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