Joetxstate

I have a 97 accord SE auto.. and i got in the car today and it would not come out of park, and my brake lights do not work. I checked all the fuses, both under hood and by the drivers feet, and all fuses including the brake light fuse is okay. I am able to move my car by using the shift lock, but how can i fix this.... the car has 120k.

Chiovnidca

Bad brake switch maybe? Does the horn work?

nuc79

I'm about 100% convinced it's the brake pedal switch or the switch's wiring There's is a Brake/Park Safety interlock that will not let your shifter move from Park unless your foot is on the brake. The switch that feeds into this interlock circuit is the same switch that makes your brake lights come on when you depress the pedal.

You can check the switch by getting under the dash and unplugging the 2-wire connector from the switch. Short the connector with a paperclip. The brake lights should come on. It's the same concept as your fridge/freezer light. Door opens-> light turns on. Only in this case, it's: pedal goes down -> lights come on.

If there's still no lights by shorting the circuit, it's not the switch. Trace the wiring and do some electrical trouble-shooting.

Let us know if the problem gets resolved.



Modified by nuc79 at 12:43 PM 4/16/2004

alb_accord

swich or fuse

.bagged

Will it come out of park if you use the shift lock release?

crafty

did you chaeck your lights? (especially the 3rd brake light)

this happened to mine after the bulb burned out

nuc79

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bagGed93, I think he can get it out of park if he uses the key to release the shift lock. So it has to be electrical. I'd be less worried about the shift lock problem(you can still drive it this way), and more concerned with not having brake lights(will earn you a ticket).

Also, if the center brake light burns out, it WON'T take the other brake lights with it, unless the car's wiring has been monkey'd with somehow...

Run Hatch

brake pedal switch that what happen to me and becareful because when u stop the rear light dont work so the person behind u does not know u are stopping.

Good luck.

.bagged

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Damn it .. where is the hammer head...someone give it to me..god im glad its friday

nuc79

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haha, you don't need a hammer, where's the beer icon? it's friday, celebrate....

Chief Brody

Thats weird, the same **** just happend on my 90 like a month ago.
I looked at the fuses in the engine bay, the tail lights are connected to the horn i believe? I put a fuse in there ( there wasnt even one in there???) and that got them working.
Then for the car being stuck in park ( shift selector switch.... 30 dollars on hondaautomotiveparts.com) I just left the car in neutral and put on the parking brake. The thing fixed itself though.... it just started working again one day.

Mike Gilliland

. I have the same exact problem... Horn does not work... Please tell me how to fix this

holmesnmanny

Look down at the brake pedal. When you press the brakes it hits a switch and also there is a plastic piece that the switch engages. Check if it's broke. If so, you can get it at oreily auto.

poorman212

A late night/morning for "holmes"

It is actually the other way......when you press the brake pedal the switch "releases". When not pressing the brake pedal, it presses "in" the switch.

"Mike" - assuming you have the same gen Accord as the OP (94-97). If the horn is not working, the under hood fuse is probably blown - #30, 20 amp.

Troy Foster

LoP3z_214

I have a 2000 civic LX fuses are good, just changed the brake switch and still the same problem, brake lights out, no horn & stuck on Park!

99stockcivic

Shift interlock?

Here's some areas to check:

and here:

https://honda-tech.com/how-tos/a/hon...in-park-374575

Good luck.

LoP3z_214

checked dat also..,what I don’t understand is why doesn’t my horn or brake work if it has something todo with my shifter, I think is something electrical but don’t know what.

99stockcivic

So you have checked every single fuse under the dash and every single fuse under the hood?

Is there a "horn" or "stop" fuse?

When pushing on the bake pedal, do you hear a "click" (which I would presume is the brake switch?).

LoP3z_214

yeah there is a horn stop fuse but its good.., and i just recently changed the brake switch.

99stockcivic

At this point, I think you are going to have to break out the multimeter. Test out to each brake light, horn, and the brake switch to find the dead line, broken wire, or short created by something to verify where the voltage is getting to. because at this point, it has to be something else like the fuse box itself has a loose wire, under the seat something has gotten shorted, a loom has two wires that have rubbed off their insulation. Because if the fuses are not blown then the wiring has to have been cut somewhere, at least that's all that I can think of left.