Q: 98 Nissan Frontier, brake lights stay on when the car is off, replaced the switch and they're still on, all fuses good no relays

asked by on June 24, 2017

Came out of work and my brake lights were on, obviously no one in the car lights off key out. Just replaced the switch and the lights are still on, all fuses are fine and there are no relays to the brakes. I'm thinking a ground problem? Might be wrong.

My car has 115078 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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