The switch can be out of adjustment or stripped so it won't stay in
adjustment. It is a cheap plastic switch.

I have also heard of folks melting down the switch by using the wrong
wattage of brake lights. There are 'brighter' lights available that
aren't a good thing if the vehicle wasn't designed for them.

Same thing goes for reverse lights. Folks put the bright bulbs in
without adding a relay and they cook the $350.00 tranny switch....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Doug wrote:
>
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee Limited. Normally I just leave the lights on
> "auto" and they go out after a minute or so. Fortunately I was still
> outside when the lights went out, all except for the brake lights that is.
> I checked the brake pedal and it was all the back. Not really wanting to
> pull off a battery cable I went in the vehicle and pumped the brakes to see
> what would happen. The lights went off. Hmmm..... So now I'm wondering what
> actually causes this. Brake fluid reservoir looks full but the brake pedal
> seemed a little spongy. Other than that the brakes work fine. Any
> suggestions?
>
<snipped other thread>

 

The switch can be out of adjustment or stripped so it won't stay in
adjustment. It is a cheap plastic switch.

I have also heard of folks melting down the switch by using the wrong
wattage of brake lights. There are 'brighter' lights available that
aren't a good thing if the vehicle wasn't designed for them.

Same thing goes for reverse lights. Folks put the bright bulbs in
without adding a relay and they cook the $350.00 tranny switch....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Doug wrote:
>
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee Limited. Normally I just leave the lights on
> "auto" and they go out after a minute or so. Fortunately I was still
> outside when the lights went out, all except for the brake lights that is.
> I checked the brake pedal and it was all the back. Not really wanting to
> pull off a battery cable I went in the vehicle and pumped the brakes to see
> what would happen. The lights went off. Hmmm..... So now I'm wondering what
> actually causes this. Brake fluid reservoir looks full but the brake pedal
> seemed a little spongy. Other than that the brakes work fine. Any
> suggestions?
>
<snipped other thread>

 

The switch can be out of adjustment or stripped so it won't stay in
adjustment. It is a cheap plastic switch.

I have also heard of folks melting down the switch by using the wrong
wattage of brake lights. There are 'brighter' lights available that
aren't a good thing if the vehicle wasn't designed for them.

Same thing goes for reverse lights. Folks put the bright bulbs in
without adding a relay and they cook the $350.00 tranny switch....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Doug wrote:
>
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee Limited. Normally I just leave the lights on
> "auto" and they go out after a minute or so. Fortunately I was still
> outside when the lights went out, all except for the brake lights that is.
> I checked the brake pedal and it was all the back. Not really wanting to
> pull off a battery cable I went in the vehicle and pumped the brakes to see
> what would happen. The lights went off. Hmmm..... So now I'm wondering what
> actually causes this. Brake fluid reservoir looks full but the brake pedal
> seemed a little spongy. Other than that the brakes work fine. Any
> suggestions?
>
<snipped other thread>