Weird car event: Toyota Rav 4, 2011 rear lights came on without any cause

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No keys or fobs active. Both in the house untouched.

Car started OK so battery was not drained.

Not sure how long the lights had been on.

This was noticed at 7 am today.

Really weird.

Nothing similar seen after a search on Google.

I need to contact Toyota I guess.

[marble falls]

1. Rear lights or brake light? It's hard to imagine how running lights came on, but there are ...

... several reasons for brake lights to go on, and simple fixes that don't require a mechanic.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Curious, what would the reasons and fixes be for brake lights?

[marble falls]

6. Depending on the switching mechanism, the pedal not returning all the way, the switch ...

... activated by the pedal is bad or needs adjusting (very simple to do), if the lites are activated at the master cylinder, there could be a bad switch (cheap), dirt blocking the passage to the switch.

The reason I'd suspect the brake lights immediately is that brake lights are on an open circuit.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. Thanks

[Sneederbunk]

2. Get as far away from this car as possible.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. Good one that one made me laugh

Ghostbusters

[Worried2020]

4. Brake lights are on their own circuit, so other running lights would not be affected

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Check here

https://www.rav4world.com/threads/brake-light-staying-on.235882/

Most cars have the brake light switch connected to the brake pedal under the dash - most are easily adjustable to compensate for wear.

Good luck



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[Donkees]

5. RAV4WORLD ''Brake light staying on''

https://www.rav4world.com/threads/brake-light-staying-on.235882/

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8. Thanks for the links etc

[Sogo]

10. The most likely scenario....