Mondeo (2001) - Brake lights on with clutch pedal

Maybe the switch is adjusted too sensitively? Or maybe you have the wiring for the clutch pedal switch crossed with the brake switch (I know fiestas have a clutch switch)

mrcheerful

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Matthew Bailey" saying something like:

I don't know about the Mondeo, but it's fairly common for both clutch and brake pedals to be on a common pivot shaft. If the miserable smear of grease supplied by the factory gets stiff or simply vanishes, it's not unknown for the action of the clutch pedal to move the brake one slightly, thus triggering the brake light switch.

Furtle around in the footwell and aim some penetrating oil at the shaft.

Most modern Fords have a clutch pedal switch that is physically similar to the brake light one. Check to see if the brake lights are working from the

HTH

Chris