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Mk 3 Fiesta Electric Problem

Hi ,

I have a mk3 fiesta (N reg) and i have a problem with the electrics recently, I find that when i press the brake the headlights come on , and if the car is running and press and hold the brake on i can turn the ignition to off and pull out teh key and the engine keeps running until i let the brake up.

Im guess its a short somewhere , i have checked all the fuses and there ok , Just wondered if anyone else has had a similar problem or knows where to look to try and solve this problem

Thanks

Adrian

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BIGGERPLUM
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Check the rear lights are working properly. A bad earth on the stop/tail bulbs can give those symptoms. Without a proper earth, the side and brake light feeds will start back feeding each other (was a common issue on escort vans caused by the bulb holders melting)

Reply to
M Cuthill

Wrong bulbs in the back can cause this.

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mrcheerful

check the filament in the bulb hasn't shorted across inside the bulb to the sidelight part of it.

Reply to
reg

Hi thanks for ur messages , Turns out it was a stop/tail light bulb ... a few months ago i put in some uni part bulbs and it looks like they were causeing the problem as i went down to halfords and bought some other bulbs and the problem has now gone!

Cheers

Adrian

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BIGGERPLUM

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