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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 02:12 PM
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Brake switch or shortage problem

Hi everyone I have a 2004 mustang gt and For some reason my dash lights flicker while I'm driving, most of the time is cause I'm braking my light would dime and the flickering starts. I look under my steering wheel to check the brake switch and one wire keeps overheating causing it to melt. I shorten the wire and cut it down to where the melting ended but still keeps melting when I drive it.
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 02:19 PM
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you have a short some where in the system, something is drawing WAY too much amperage if your melting wires, I would get your car looked at ASAP by a good shop before it catches on fire and burns to the ground or worse....
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 02:25 PM
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The problem is that i don't know any good shop that would find the problem asap. Know any good commercial shops that can find problems like this quick?
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by irobles
The problem is that i don't know any good shop that would find the problem asap. Know any good commercial shops that can find problems like this quick?
Know many of them...but considering we don't know where you live.....
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 04:34 PM
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Joliet Illinois
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 04:18 PM
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Jake or Elwood Blues may help
http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-t...ctrical-short/

Try googling your problem worded differently I'll just bet someone else has had the same thing happen
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 04:30 PM
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I've been googleing it just no luck. Electrical problem suck.
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