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Mazda 5: Shifter won't go out of Park and brakes light issues

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#1 of 2 Mazda 5: Shifter won't go out of Park and brakes light issues by adeehr Nov 29, 2008 (9:54 am)
Yesterday I had an issue with my 5 where the cruise control just went off and wouldn't turn back on. Then I turned the car off and back on when I got home and it came back on like nothing happened. We then today went to leave the house and the shifter wouldn't leave the park position. I had to open the little compartment and release the it from park in order to drive the car. Then we noticed that the brake lights weren't coming on! ahhh!   I checked every fuse in both fuse boxes, and now am at a loss on what the issue may be. Anyone else ever run into this and what do you think may have caused it? Thanks! Replies to this message: vg33e power (Dec 01, 2008 7:54 am)
#2 of 2 Re: Mazda 5: Shifter won't go out of Park and brakes light issues [adeehr] by vg33e power Dec 01, 2008 (7:54 am)
Replying to: adeehr (Nov 29, 2008 9:54 am) My bet is that you have a faulty brake switch that is stuck or faulty. There is a switch that is mounted on the bracket where the gas, brake and clutch (if applicable) pedal mount to. This switch will be in line to where the brake pedal rest when not pressed or applied. The tension from the pedal spring keeps the pedal up and pressed against the switch (keeping the stop lights off). When you press the brake pedal the switch opens and turns on the stop lights. In conjuction with this, the switch also communicates with the interlock solenoid that is in the shifter assembly, meaning that if the brake pedal is not pressed the interlock solenoid will not release the shifter and will not move from park. So if you have a faulty brake switch, then it will not communicate with the interlock solenoid and will not tell it that you are pressing the brake pedal, therefore not releasing the shifter from park. I suggest you replace it and I bet both issues will be fixed. Let us know what happens.

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