99 Caravan; brake lights on left turn

My 99 Caravan has the brake light come on when the vehicle turns left. Hand brake is completely off, the light comes on correctly when I ste the brake and goes off when I release it but comes on when I turn left. Any ideas?

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nick hull
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Seems to me there is a switch at the bottom of the steering column. This switch controls both the cruise control, and the rear brake lights. I had a problem in my 1994 where the brake lights came on and STAYED on all night - killing the battery. Adn my cruise control was not working either.

The mechanic at my shop found the problem with this switch in about 5 minutes, and IIRC it was realively inexpensive, and took very little time to replace. All worked fine after that.

Having said that....

the 1999 body is somewhat different. I know there is some "clock spring" in the column which is used to multiplex electrical signals. If THAT is your problem, then it aint cheap!

keep us posted!

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NewMan

Your master cylinder is low on fluid. top it off!! and while your at it have the brakes check for wear.

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maxpower

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