I just brought over the weekend a 2000 Honda Accord and my break lights will not come. Unless I turn on my headlights. But when I press the the break pedal nothing happens. Does anyone have any Ideas on what the problem is and how to fix it??????

 

May be due to a faulty brake pedal position switch or wiring.

To quickly test if the issue is the brake pedal position switch, unplug the brown electrical connector at the brake switch. With a piece of wire or even a small paper clip, jump the terminal cavity with the white/yellow wire to terminal cavity with white/blk wire.

If brake lights work, the brake switch is probably faulty.

Btw: When you turn on the headlights, the rear lighting that turned on are the tail lights. The bulbs are dual filament, one filament for the tail lights and another for the brake lights. The brake lights should only come on when the brake pedal is depressed.