Hello! All the brake lights are controlled in part by the Stop Lamp Relay (#49)...When you tap your brakes all the brake lights come on ...Then off...For only the top mounted light to come on when you do not tap your brakes would require a wire (Light Blue in color) to be touching battery in the harness...question is; When you see the top light come on are you certain the other brake lights are off?...Have you had someone monitor the lights when the problem happens? If only the top mounted light is malfunctioning the problem isn't a component, as such, but a wiring fault (which I can find)...If you as the driver only see the top light come on and assume the other brake lights are off It is more then likely the relay mentioned earlier or a defective Brake Pedal Position sensor...
Tell me if you are certain only the top mounted brake light comes on by itself...And I'll take it from there....Guru...Saailer
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im sure that that once i tap on my breaks a lil all break lights goes off but while im driving the come on and yes i had somebody moniter them becasue they told me it was happening when i didnt even knowim sure that that once i tap on my breaks a lil all break lights goes off but while im driving the come on and yes i had somebody moniter them becasue they told me it was happening when i didnt even know
Michelle: If all (including top light) come on by themselves while driving and tapping the brake pedal turns them off only to have them come back on is a strong indication that the "Brake Pedal Position Sensor" is defective. This problem is listed as a Recall by GM.See article below.Take your vehicle to an authorized GM dealer and ask for service under the Recall. "DETROIT -- Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating whether to add more than a million General Motors midsize cars to a recall for brake light problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's checking into complaints about the 2004 to 2011 Chevrolet Malibu and the 2007 to 2009 Saturn Aura. The safety agency says the brake lights may not come on when the pedal is pressed, while at other times the lights can illuminate for no reason. In 2009, GM recalled about 8,000 Pontiac G6 midsize cars from the 2005 model year for the same problem. The government announced in February that it's investigating whether to add 550,000 G6s sold from 2005 to 2009. Now the agency is investigating 97 complaints from Malibu and Aura owners about the same problems. The two cars share many of the same parts with the G6, but GM spokesmen were unsure Tuesday whether all three cars have the same brake lights. The Detroit Company sold more than 1.5 million Malibu's and Auras from 2004 through 2011, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank, but it was unclear how many of them are included in the investigation. No additional recalls have been issued beyond the 8,000 cars called in for repairs in 2009, although NHTSA says it opened the probe "to determine if the scope of the recall should be expanded or an adjustment in existing remedies is required." NHTSA says if the brake lights don't illuminate, drivers behind the cars won't be warned, and that could lead to a crash. A GM spokesman said Tuesday the company has no reports of crashes or injuries. In the 2009 recall, GM traced the problem to corrosion in a wiring connector. Dealers were to fix it by putting a lubricant on the connector to prevent corrosion. The company sent dealers a service bulletin in October of 2010 detailing how to fix similar brake light problems in Malibu's and Auras, NHTSA said."...saailerMichelle: If all (including top light) come on by themselves while driving and tapping the brake pedal turns them off only to have them come back on is a strong indication that the "Brake Pedal Position Sensor" is defective. This problem is listed as a Recall by GM.See article below.Take your vehicle to an authorized GM dealer and ask for service under the Recall. "DETROIT -- Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating whether to add more than a million General Motors midsize cars to a recall for brake light problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's checking into complaints about the 2004 to 2011 Chevrolet Malibu and the 2007 to 2009 Saturn Aura. The safety agency says the brake lights may not come on when the pedal is pressed, while at other times the lights can illuminate for no reason. In 2009, GM recalled about 8,000 Pontiac G6 midsize cars from the 2005 model year for the same problem. The government announced in February that it's investigating whether to add 550,000 G6s sold from 2005 to 2009. Now the agency is investigating 97 complaints from Malibu and Aura owners about the same problems. The two cars share many of the same parts with the G6, but GM spokesmen were unsure Tuesday whether all three cars have the same brake lights. The Detroit Company sold more than 1.5 million Malibu's and Auras from 2004 through 2011, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank, but it was unclear how many of them are included in the investigation. No additional recalls have been issued beyond the 8,000 cars called in for repairs in 2009, although NHTSA says it opened the probe "to determine if the scope of the recall should be expanded or an adjustment in existing remedies is required." NHTSA says if the brake lights don't illuminate, drivers behind the cars won't be warned, and that could lead to a crash. A GM spokesman said Tuesday the company has no reports of crashes or injuries. In the 2009 recall, GM traced the problem to corrosion in a wiring connector. Dealers were to fix it by putting a lubricant on the connector to prevent corrosion. The company sent dealers a service bulletin in October of 2010 detailing how to fix similar brake light problems in Malibu's and Auras, NHTSA said."...saailer
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Hello! All the brake lights are controlled in part by the Stop Lamp Relay (#49)...When you tap your brakes all the brake lights come on ...Then off...For only the top mounted light to come on when you do not tap your brakes would require a wire (Light Blue in color) to be touching battery in the harness...question is; When you see the top light come on are you certain the other brake lights are off?...Have you had someone monitor the lights when the problem happens? If only the top mounted light is malfunctioning the problem isn't a component, as such, but a wiring fault (which I can find)...If you as the driver only see the top light come on and assume the other brake lights are off It is more then likely the relay mentioned earlier or a defective Brake Pedal Position sensor...
Tell me if you are certain only the top mounted brake light comes on by itself...And I'll take it from there....Guru...Saailer
I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_6df67de3b14de867
im sure that that once i tap on my breaks a lil all break lights goes off but while im driving the come on and yes i had somebody moniter them becasue they told me it was happening when i didnt even know
Michelle: If all (including top light) come on by themselves while driving and tapping the brake pedal turns them off only to have them come back on is a strong indication that the "Brake Pedal Position Sensor" is defective. This problem is listed as a Recall by GM.See article below.Take your vehicle to an authorized GM dealer and ask for service under the Recall. "DETROIT -- Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating whether to add more than a million General Motors midsize cars to a recall for brake light problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's checking into complaints about the 2004 to 2011 Chevrolet Malibu and the 2007 to 2009 Saturn Aura. The safety agency says the brake lights may not come on when the pedal is pressed, while at other times the lights can illuminate for no reason. In 2009, GM recalled about 8,000 Pontiac G6 midsize cars from the 2005 model year for the same problem. The government announced in February that it's investigating whether to add 550,000 G6s sold from 2005 to 2009. Now the agency is investigating 97 complaints from Malibu and Aura owners about the same problems. The two cars share many of the same parts with the G6, but GM spokesmen were unsure Tuesday whether all three cars have the same brake lights. The Detroit Company sold more than 1.5 million Malibu's and Auras from 2004 through 2011, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank, but it was unclear how many of them are included in the investigation. No additional recalls have been issued beyond the 8,000 cars called in for repairs in 2009, although NHTSA says it opened the probe "to determine if the scope of the recall should be expanded or an adjustment in existing remedies is required." NHTSA says if the brake lights don't illuminate, drivers behind the cars won't be warned, and that could lead to a crash. A GM spokesman said Tuesday the company has no reports of crashes or injuries. In the 2009 recall, GM traced the problem to corrosion in a wiring connector. Dealers were to fix it by putting a lubricant on the connector to prevent corrosion. The company sent dealers a service bulletin in October of 2010 detailing how to fix similar brake light problems in Malibu's and Auras, NHTSA said."...saailer