rear tail lights won't turn off

[Bruz]

When I shut the engine off, the rear tail lights stay on. I'm afraid that I won't have a battery left by tomorrow morning. I need to know which fuse I can remove since the manual makes no mention of rear lights. Help!

I hope this is the proper forum to post this question.

 

[Bill Kemp]

Probably the brake light switch being stuck on. Pull whatevewr fuse shuts off the lights and let us know which one it was.
There isnt a fuse for just the rear lights. The fuse that does the rear lights also does the front parking lights and the dash lights..

 

[4rd4life]

When I shut the engine off, the rear tail lights stay on. I'm afraid that I won't have a battery left by tomorrow morning. I need to know which fuse I can remove since the manual makes no mention of rear lights. Help!

I hope this is the proper forum to post this question.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=305120

 

[Bruz]

My problem is with my brake lights and not my tail lights. I found on another website last night that there is a switch that controls the brake lights that is located under the dash a few inches above the brake pedal. When I disconnected this switch, the brake lights went off. That solved the draining battery problem that I thought I would have this morning.

When I got in the truck this morning, it started fine but I couldn't put it in gear because the steering column was apparently locked. I had to reconnect the switch which put the brake lights back on, but I was then able to drive it to Ford to have them look at it. They have since told me that the switch needed replacement and that there was a short in the wiring that needed to be located and fixed, all to the tune of around $400. Wow, what a shock that was!

Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions, it was much appreciated.

 

[Bruz]

Probably the brake light switch being stuck on. Pull whatevewr fuse shuts off the lights and let us know which one it was.
There isnt a fuse for just the rear lights. The fuse that does the rear lights also does the front parking lights and the dash lights..

I still don't know what fuse might control the brake lights since I ended up disconnecting the relay switch, but thanks anyway for the help.