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Brake light issue

Old Oct 29, 2019 | 01:47 PM
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One of the few remaining problems in my truck is the brake light (on dash) keeps coming on. My buddies snap-on scan tool said it was the rez switch. Before I shell out the $80 to replace the whole rez and switch, is there a way to trouble shoot it? To make sure that's actually the problem?

Truck is an 06 1500 mega cab hemi 2wd (if it matters)
 
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Old Oct 30, 2019 | 06:34 PM
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Try unplugging the rez switch and see if the light goes away.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2019 | 05:11 PM
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As I suspected, when unplugged, the light is always on.

Can someone pull the plug on theirs and read it with an ohm meter?
 
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Old Nov 2, 2019 | 02:17 PM
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Ok. Teach me something. What is a rez switch?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2019 | 02:18 PM
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Ok. Teach me something. What is a rez switch?
Brake fluid reservoir switch. The container on top of the master cylinder.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2019 | 04:53 PM
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Ok thanks. Low fluid sensor. Only thing I can think of is that build up of a more solid substance that is sometimes observed in master cylinder reservoirs? May be messing with the sensor?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2019 | 05:31 PM
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So I hit the bullet and just ordered a new fluid reservoir that has the switch built in. (only way you can get them it seems) it was only $53 in Amazon and is a Mopar part. Put the ohm meter on it and it's a rock solid 79k ohms when upside-down (as if full). The one on my truck would bounce around from somewhere in that range all the way to 300k ohms. I'm hoping this will fix it. Now I just have to figure out how to replace it.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2019 | 08:02 PM
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So, it's just one star-headed pin holding it on and then it just pops right out of the master cylinder. Hoping that fixes it.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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you got it right. if you want to test the wiring...jumper the connector pins and the light should got off.
 
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