braking and fog light comes on

[clioboy25]

hi all

noticed last night when i press the brake pedal my orange fog light comes on the dash but when i release the peddle it goes out.
anyone know why this is.?

thanks

 

[Saner]

Possibly a short in the rear light cluster.

 

[Tunst]

Check the connectors on the rear lights.. They sometimes corrode and short out

 

[Don]

Yep as above. Remove rear lights (its usually drivers side one) and clean up the corroded metal by filing the corrosion and then using wd40 to protect.

 

[clioboy25]

thanks for the replys guys appreciate it

 

[sleekitwan]

FREE FIX - FINE NOSED long pointy pliers, take the rear light clusters apart, one at a time. UNPLUG the electrical connector. Use long-nosed pliers to grip head-on the EARTH connector PRONG it might be the third one down, from memory, trace the one that goes to metal track common to ALL the bulbs. TWIST THIS PRONG by just a fraction. You can WD40 it and re-assemble. Do both to be sure, but boy, have some people spent money on new light clusters - my spouse's mechanic waxed on about what a good deal he got her on a second-hand light cluster - GREAT BUT YOU DON'T NEED IT, THE CURE IS FREE. TWIST THE PRONG WITH FINE-NOSED PLIERS A FRACTION, WD40 AND RE-CONNECT. DONE, FREE!