Man, I love the internet and smart, kind people like you who share your knowledge. Same thing just happened to my 2000 xterra. After I watch this I went and looked and there was the small broken plastic button on the floor and all I had to do was find something that would push that button down. Thanks for the great video
Thanks! Glad I could help. I feel the same way about the internet and videos. I've learned so much from other folks who take the time to post their experiences too.
Aware that this is an older post but this is for anyone that comes across this video for same reason as I, first off, thank you for posting this video, was very helpful with the actual visual aspect and location. For the actual cause of brake lights staying on and the OEM part for this, to further help anyone (if someone else already stated the same, apologies, no time to read all) it's a brake pedal stopper, part #46584-5P010. My Xterra is an 04, may be same for all first gen but can't say for sure. It's just a small rubber or polyurethane grommet type piece that can dry rot over time, it's flat with a smaller raised portion on the flat surface, usually pointed end, so that pressing into the hole, locking or "clicks" in place. Wanted to post a photo here but don't see where to do so, if even possible. Plan to post on my channel as I'm needing to replace this piece on my 04 Xterra. Thanks to your details, now I'm pretty sure I know where to go to install this piece. 👍
Thanks for the video. My '02 did this and killed the battery. Before I knew the issue, I bought a new battery and luckily my wife saw the brake lights were on with an hour of the replacement. I watched your video and superglue 2 nickles for each switch. Now it's fixed and my cruse control works again (hasn't worked in a year)!
Awesome visual tutorial man. You really helped me out today with a very simplistic explanation and gave a brother some peace of mind without having to spend a dime
Hey Thanks Dweezil. Glad it was useful and helped you out. It frustrated me so I figured I wasn't the only one. Turns out there is a little rubber stopper that actually goes in it, but I never found it.
This vid is gonna save me a ton of time. I noticed my brake lights were stuck on and I saw some plastic bits on the floorboard. Also the cruise control kept flashing “set” while driving home and I was panicking. Thank you for taking the extra time to fully explain your troubles!
Same issue and thanks to this video it only took me a few minutes to fix the issue. I found the same plastic tab that other people mentioned and was able to fit it back into place everything is working great. Thank you
There's little plastic pegs that go in those holes that break and fall out. Good idea replacing them with bolts that will never break. As others have commented my battery went dead because of this. Thanks to your video I know that the other switch is for the cruise control and will easily be able to fix that too, I'm actually glad the break light peg fell out now.
Glad it was helpful for you. Yeah, I'm glad I won't have to twist my body into a pretzel again since I added the bolts in there. Fixed a clutch switch on a Rav4 the same way.
Thanks same problem. There is a plastic button that is hot pressed at factory. This button became brittle over time and finally snapped out. I found its remains on the floorboard. I tried your bolt trick and had some clearance issues with the brake booster pin. I got it solved. You made me take a second look before replacing switch! Thanks!
Same thing just happened in my 03 Xterra. I ordered two stoppers (2/$4 on Amazon). Removed the fuse, started car, and holding down the brake pedal with my left hand centered and pressed the plug into the switch pin with my right hand, then gently released brake to pop the plug into place. It was easier doing it this way than trying to press the stopper into the hole because it's so small I kept dropping it before I could press it in. I did this for both the cruise control and the brake light switch pins/ stoppers. If you're not removing the dash, it has to mostly be done "by feel." Thanks for this helpful video!
This just happened to my 2003 Xterra the day before I was supposed to go out of town. Found your video and was able to get it fixed in about an hour. Thanks so much for the video!!
same thing just happened to my 04 Xterra. i was able to put in a nylon bolt and nut from a license plate fastener set. took a while, but i was finally able to get the nut screwed on. never undid the brake pedal or took off my dash cover. although, wasn't able to get the nut all the way down because it started to just spin the bolt. about a centimeter gap, but my brake lights turn off now :) Thanks for the video!!!!
For those of us that use OEM parts to fix this problem, the simplicity of installing the replacement "Rubber Stopper" (Part # 46584-5P010) is so obvious that it escaped even me. It is virtually impossible to get your fingers into a position to install the replacement parts. On line information wasn't much of a help. THEN..it struck me! So simple! 1)Tie a piece of string to the new part. I used 80# test braided fishing line 2) Push down the brake pedal. 3) thread the string through the "Rubber Stopper" hole. 4) Pull the part into position with the string. Keep tension on the string (you can be sure the "Rubber Stopper" is in position by feeling it with your finger or visually) 5) Release the brake pedal, Keep tension on the string. 6) Pull back the brake pedal. The "Rubber Stopper" will snap into place. 7) cut off the string. DONE! I screwed around for more that an hour trying to use needle nose pliers, tape , glue, pins. whatever. The space is so tight nothing worked. then I hit on the string idea. In 30 seconds the part was installed. HINT: Be sure to give yourself plenty of string. I used a piece about 12 inches long. Good Luck!
hey, Thanks for the struggle to get some great visuals on the problem & fixes! Your explanations were some of the best and most concise of other videos I saw! In addition to the Brake lights, think this must now explain why my Cruise Control also stopped working --So am looking forward to the task ahead! Thanks again!
I agree with Zappa, , awesome tutorial. I have a 2002 Frontier. Small plastic buttons are what go in the holes; one button was brittle and fell out causing the brake lights to stay on. It was tight to get to, but I was able to get a bolt in place and fix the issue. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. I ended using epoxy to stick a penny to the plate so the switch would compress, so maybe it will be semi permanent. You saved me at least a $100.
Brake grommet or bushing fell out of the hole closest to the middle of the car. The other hole is a grommet or bushing for the cruise control. Good video. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback. I couldn't find anything in the car on the floor so had no idea what happened, just knew that hole wasn't supposed to be there.
I went to AutoZone and O'Reilly's and they don't carry specific brake stop grommets but I did find something that will work temporarily until I can go to the dealer and get exactly what I need. They just slip right in those holes.
Mr. Malott, THANKS A MILL FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!! Just perfect. This is my dilemma this wk and in my dismay, I'm simply disconnecting my positive battery terminal temporally once parked (prophylaxis to drain of new battery) till tomorrow when I can get parts and troubleshoot. You've done the troubleshooting for me!! The part that fits in the hole is likely a plastic bolt that I might obtain from the dealership as a last-ditch effort....assumption based on recovered part on floor mat before discovering effect on brake lights. I will google Nissan schematics to find the part name for reference. Thanx so much for sharing this.
Great! Glad it was helpful. I did look up the part after I started getting feedback it was a rubber grommet. This is what I found if you want to replace it with the correct part. Dorman part number is # 74015. Picture of the part if you follow the link below. bit.ly/2EDhwWR
Not sure if anyone mentioned this but if you put plastic or metal bolts in the holes then make sure the bolts are very short about half inch in lenth. Otherwise if the bolts are to long you can't slide the pin back in on the brake pedal .I think the right size door panel plastic fasteners work best though.
Excellent advice! I showed the bolt I used, but didn't mention it needed to be a short one for the reason you mention. I think someone mentioned early on it was originally a rubber stopper that plugs that hole, but I was unaware of this at the time. I would recommend replacing with that unless you can't find one. Thanks for the feedback.
@@dmalott0908 One more thing: the brake pedal pin on my 2000 has some sort of a stamped clip attached to the tip of it that prevents it from coming out of the booster link and further out of the brake pedal. Crazy design, not sure what it's for. I haven't figured it out yet.
@@dmalott0908 Your clevis pin was missing a little fail-safe doohickey on the tip. It's there to keep the pin from falling out if the clevis clip falls out (looks like lawyers been here). P/N 46123-H850A. When you push it in the "leaves" on the tip pop out & prevent the pin from falling out. You have to wreck the leaves to get the pin out!
@@dmalott0908 I used some door panel fasteners like these, but I had to cut the top level off to get the proper brake light function and cruise control cancel. express.google.com/u/0/product/2022762121448172510_12733629328314156566_105214810?gtim=CPeg2bqp_anNahC0vMCWudmw20UY0KrrAyIDVVNEKJCbjecFMNrmlTI&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4cKs0YOa4gIV07fACh0a6gzgEAQYAiABEgKCF_D_BwE
@@dmalott0908 Dumb question, this just happened to me today. Thank you so much for posting your video. So, would you superglue the button back on? And also, which way would it face, rounded side towards the switch I assume?
Thank you soo much!!! No ideas why they didn’t add a bolt and nut instead, not like it’s the easiest to get to 🙄🙄🙄, might as well make it more permanent. At least the button looking type thing on my floorboard confirmed what was missing….
I have a Nissan 2002 xsterra I have the same issue but there’s no way I can do all that it’s going to cost me a lot of cash ... great video .. I also have no cruise control has that replaced and it’s been out awhile ..
Hey guys, turns out it’s the switch that is out in my 03 Xterra. Bought a new switch and plugged that into the wiring and it works! Only thing is, I cant figure out how to take the old switch out and put the new one in its place. What size socket do I need to take out the lock nut on the firewall side of the bracket? Do I need to take off all the paneling?? It seems like the brake is still going to be in the way for being able to access that lock nut...
You get those small paper clip with the blade not the single wire n clip it to cover the hole. The blade from the paperclip will depress the button. My 97 maxima been good for 7 yrs now with the paper clip
I had the same problem on a 2001 Nissan Maxima . the part that broke is this 46584-5P010 (Rubber-Stopper) for the 2001 maxima. its very common thing that happens, I did a temp hack until I got the part. with a penny and double stick foam tape.
Yeah, happened in my Infiniti as well. You'd think they would use a more permanent feature for this than plastic/rubber. Honestly I'm not sure why there needs to be a hole in the plate for the button on the switch anyway.
Many Nissan dealers keep the pedal stop pad (which is what the part is called) in stock. Dorman HELP! parts used to have them, as well, but I'm not sure if they still do? In a bind, you have to so what you need to do, but I would rather just use the correct part than rigging something up. Those pads will usually last well over 100,000 miles. I just replaced the original on my 03 Frontier and it has 230,000 miles on it.
Agreed. I'm all for OEM parts, but don't understand why its plastic or why there is even a hole there. What purpose does that serve to make it so it falls apart? The button will always need to contact something in order to work. 🤔
My 2001 did the same thing but first the crude control wouldn't set cause the plastic stop fell out. There are 2 one for the cruze n one for the break light. I glued with gastank fix 2 little round refrigerator magnets over the 2 little holes.
Not sure it's a good idea to be adding bolts where none existed...to do what ? You didn't really mention what that intention was. If the switch tested electrically good when you pulled it out and pushed the spring-loaded button, then the spring inside the switch is probably getting weaker, meaning time to mechanically adjust the position in or out of the whole switch in the brake pedal assembly, by adjusting the big nut that threads the switch into the brake pedal....wouldn't even need to remove or unplug anything...just adjust the nut til the brake light goes out.... But thanks for the video...I'm having the same issue just today....so this should save a little sweat out in this 90° summer sun ! 😱
Thanks for the good feedback Jeff. Actually, the original stoppers are plastic/rubber and they totally disintegrated which is why I found an alternate solution to fill the hole. I did put a link below to the replacement rubber one if you prefer to go back with what came on the car. (Dorman part #74015)
@@dmalott0908 ...thanks for your feedback too ! 🙂...it wasn't clear that there were rubber or nylon "stoppers" (another vid called them grommets) that the switch buttons push against...now I understand your bolt idea. This design hasn't changed in probably 75 years...every car I've ever seen had that little plate on the top end of the brake pedal pushing on the switch... ...but what HAS changed is Nissan putting holes in that plate and putting those "stoppers" in the holes for the button to contact...WHY ? Every pedal assembly I've had to do this to was just a solid steel plate that switch pushed on, I wonder why Nissan thought it necessary to add holes and stoppers, it just needlessly adds another variable and another piece to break and replace. 🙄 I haven't gotten under there and looked yet, but I wonder if another option besides adding bolts or finding stoppers is just to cut a piece of sheet aluminum or nylon, etc the same size as that plate, pull out the stoppers if still there so that it's just s flat plate with holes, and attach the added plate by wrapping with electrical tape around the whole plate assembly ?...maybe more work than just replacing the stoppers I guess...but would put the design back to that 75 year old, unbreakable "solid" contact plate with no holes ?
so, for curiosity sake. How do you get access to the brake light switch? do you have to take off the dash panels first? It seems so hard to access to it. And even I can get my fingers to it. Is there room for the wrench to loosen the lock bolt?
I was going to add a bolt also thinking that would be better than a plastic plug. I did order the replacement plug but now noticed that there are 2 switches on the brake pedal. There is no plug in the hole for the 2nd switch either. I can't seem to figure out what the other switch is for. I goggled it and came across your video which is by far the best of the 3 videos google pulled up. One switch & plug shuts the brake lights off, the other one???? Any ideas on that? Thx, Rick
Dam my 2000 Xterras Brake Lights wont turn off. I had to disconnect the battery. I see all these vids how easy it is to fix on other newer cars, but what we have underneath is what u have on ur video, nothing easy. Just need to get them to shut off, do u think i can do it my self?
Absolutely you can do it yourself. You may even be able to put a body panel clip in the hole (the Christmas tree style) which would only take a second or 2 to do that. Anything for that button to rest against should work.
@@missangelplushie2560 you won't have to do that, but you do have to lay on the floor and look up. It's tight space under there. I'd do it for you if you were near me. :)
I am bought a new light switch to and then I get down and take it out it looks like there's some holes that showed up right around 300,000 I guess parts just disappear on her vehicles nowadays I had to superglue a penny where you put your bolt cuz it wasn't the f****** brake switch
My cruise control has been “broken” for over a year now. And thing same thing happened to my brake light this evening. I went ahead and unplugged the switch but where can I buy the bolts you have cause I think that would help both issues.
No, if the bushing fell out and left a hole that's the issue, not the switch. If you have a bad switch, unplug it first and then unscrew it. The wires will twist as you unscrew making it difficult or impossible to unscrew if still connected.
It is possible but unfortunately nissan made it easy for you i had the same problem but mine was the opposite of it they wouldnt go on so i did what people now best get the switches and change and still nothing i change the light bulbs and nothing so i recurred to the nissan xterra manual book check the diagram for all fuses and just like that 1 fuse 2nd line (10) was burn out completely i change it and work but dont feel like you wasted money all the new parts at least you dont have to worried about them been braking down. Best recommendation double check before spending money
I don't have the factory part number, but this is what I found you can likely pick up at a local parts store or order online. Dorman part number is # 74015. Picture of the part if you follow the link below. bit.ly/2EDhwWR
2000 xterra .... WTF kinda engineering is that? sure was easier than weaseling the switch out though. luckily i had some small hole caps in my plumbing parts box, it just snapped right in. Finding bits of the plastic plug on the floormat was a giveaway.
It has a nut on both sides of it that holds it in place. One is to adjust the distance from the brake stop and the other is to tighten against the other screw. Hope that makes sense. You obviously need to unplug the switch when you remove it.
It was the plastic buttons that were in the two holes, they are cheap looking very small button shape plastic pieces, the two holes were your problem missing/fell out the plastic buttons. you installed bolts, that's all you needed to do the first place one hole is for the Brake they other cut out for cruise... Easiest test is to turn key on, emergency brake fully depressed without foot on brake see if shifter moves, it should if you didn't have anything in those holes.. Found this simple test on youtube, cause Daughters 2003 Xterra cruise control just stopped working, found one of the buttons..
There is a grommet that plugs that hole. I looked it up and this is what should be in the hole. Dorman part number is # 74015. Picture of the part if you follow the link below. bit.ly/2EDhwWR
I have nissan xterra, 2000. My parking light not break lights wont go off is simular? And my headlight regular) wont come on unleess i hold the high beam
Sorry for the late reply. Sounds like that could be your blinker harness on the column or a short in the wiring. Not sure I know the solution to that one.
Every vid shows a truck with automatic transmission. Those plugs fall out of 5-speed models too and the extra pedal makes for even tighter working conditions. Easier than bolts is Super Glue a coin or two over the hole in the brake pedal lever. Everything on my '03 Frontier XE has been a bitch to replace except wheels, battery and windshield wipers. Will trade this pos in on a real truck next week. With a clutch, there isn't enough room for my feet which sometimes results in accelerator pedal being pushed while pushing brake pedal. No more Nissan junk for me EVER!
Man, I love the internet and smart, kind people like you who share your knowledge. Same thing just happened to my 2000 xterra. After I watch this I went and looked and there was the small broken plastic button on the floor and all I had to do was find something that would push that button down. Thanks for the great video
Thanks! Glad I could help. I feel the same way about the internet and videos. I've learned so much from other folks who take the time to post their experiences too.
Push it down into the hole? Do you have to glue it or anything?
Aware that this is an older post but this is for anyone that comes across this video for same reason as I, first off, thank you for posting this video, was very helpful with the actual visual aspect and location. For the actual cause of brake lights staying on and the OEM part for this, to further help anyone (if someone else already stated the same, apologies, no time to read all) it's a brake pedal stopper, part #46584-5P010. My Xterra is an 04, may be same for all first gen but can't say for sure. It's just a small rubber or polyurethane grommet type piece that can dry rot over time, it's flat with a smaller raised portion on the flat surface, usually pointed end, so that pressing into the hole, locking or "clicks" in place. Wanted to post a photo here but don't see where to do so, if even possible. Plan to post on my channel as I'm needing to replace this piece on my 04 Xterra. Thanks to your details, now I'm pretty sure I know where to go to install this piece. 👍
2001 xterra same problem. I used epoxy and stuck a penny to the plate.
Thanks for the video. My '02 did this and killed the battery.
Before I knew the issue, I bought a new battery and luckily my wife saw the brake lights were on with an hour of the replacement.
I watched your video and superglue 2 nickles for each switch. Now it's fixed and my cruse control works again (hasn't worked in a year)!
Sweet! Glad it helped and got your cruise fixed at the same time. :) Thank you!
Wow thank you so much !!! I tried the nickel trick right now and it worked ! Just need to go buy super glue tomorrow
Awesome visual tutorial man. You really helped me out today with a very simplistic explanation and gave a brother some peace of mind without having to spend a dime
Hey Thanks Dweezil. Glad it was useful and helped you out. It frustrated me so I figured I wasn't the only one. Turns out there is a little rubber stopper that actually goes in it, but I never found it.
This vid is gonna save me a ton of time. I noticed my brake lights were stuck on and I saw some plastic bits on the floorboard. Also the cruise control kept flashing “set” while driving home and I was panicking. Thank you for taking the extra time to fully explain your troubles!
Awesome! Glad I could help.
Same issue and thanks to this video it only took me a few minutes to fix the issue. I found the same plastic tab that other people mentioned and was able to fit it back into place everything is working great. Thank you
Awesome! Glad you were able to fix it pretty quick.
There's little plastic pegs that go in those holes that break and fall out. Good idea replacing them with bolts that will never break. As others have commented my battery went dead because of this. Thanks to your video I know that the other switch is for the cruise control and will easily be able to fix that too, I'm actually glad the break light peg fell out now.
Glad it was helpful for you. Yeah, I'm glad I won't have to twist my body into a pretzel again since I added the bolts in there. Fixed a clutch switch on a Rav4 the same way.
Thanks same problem. There is a plastic button that is hot pressed at factory. This button became brittle over time and finally snapped out. I found its remains on the floorboard. I tried your bolt trick and had some clearance issues with the brake booster pin. I got it solved. You made me take a second look before replacing switch! Thanks!
THIS is exactly what I have going on with my 2003. Thanks for posting!!
What size bolt and nut did you use?
Same thing just happened in my 03 Xterra. I ordered two stoppers (2/$4 on Amazon). Removed the fuse, started car, and holding down the brake pedal with my left hand centered and pressed the plug into the switch pin with my right hand, then gently released brake to pop the plug into place. It was easier doing it this way than trying to press the stopper into the hole because it's so small I kept dropping it before I could press it in. I did this for both the cruise control and the brake light switch pins/ stoppers. If you're not removing the dash, it has to mostly be done "by feel." Thanks for this helpful video!
This just happened to my 2003 Xterra the day before I was supposed to go out of town. Found your video and was able to get it fixed in about an hour. Thanks so much for the video!!
Excellent! Glad it was helpful for you.
So I can't tell if I need to remove anything like the steering wheel area to get to the brake switch or is it directly above the break?
same thing just happened to my 04 Xterra. i was able to put in a nylon bolt and nut from a license plate fastener set. took a while, but i was finally able to get the nut screwed on. never undid the brake pedal or took off my dash cover. although, wasn't able to get the nut all the way down because it started to just spin the bolt. about a centimeter gap, but my brake lights turn off now :)
Thanks for the video!!!!
For those of us that use OEM parts to fix this problem, the simplicity of installing the replacement "Rubber Stopper" (Part # 46584-5P010) is so obvious that it escaped even me. It is virtually impossible to get your fingers into a position to install the replacement parts. On line information wasn't much of a help. THEN..it struck me! So simple! 1)Tie a piece of string to the new part. I used 80# test braided fishing line 2) Push down the brake pedal. 3) thread the string through the "Rubber Stopper" hole.
4) Pull the part into position with the string. Keep tension on the string (you can be sure the "Rubber Stopper" is in position by feeling it with your finger or visually) 5) Release the brake pedal, Keep tension on the string. 6) Pull back the brake pedal. The "Rubber Stopper" will snap into place. 7) cut off the string. DONE!
I screwed around for more that an hour trying to use needle nose pliers, tape , glue, pins. whatever. The space is so tight nothing worked. then I hit on the string idea. In 30 seconds the part was installed. HINT: Be sure to give yourself plenty of string. I used a piece about 12 inches long.
Good Luck!
I'm hopefully gonna solve my issue today thanks to this video. Appreciate it brother!
Excellent! Hope this helps solve the issue.
Super helped me out at 10pm when I just wanna go home and the girlfriends tail lights won’t turn off. Thanks I owe ya beer!
Awesome! Glad it helped you out. I'll take you up on that beer. ;)
hey, Thanks for the struggle to get some great visuals on the problem & fixes! Your explanations were some of the best and most concise of other videos I saw! In addition to the Brake lights, think this must now explain why my Cruise Control also stopped working --So am looking forward to the task ahead! Thanks again!
NightSky777 Thanks for the comment! Glad it was helpful.
Same with both issues! Appreciate all the help!
I agree with Zappa, , awesome tutorial. I have a 2002 Frontier. Small plastic buttons are what go in the holes; one button was brittle and fell out causing the brake lights to stay on. It was tight to get to, but I was able to get a bolt in place and fix the issue. Thanks for the video.
Good deal. Glad it's still helping you guys with the same issues I was having.
Same here. Your video was extremely helpful in repairing my 2004 Xterra brake light issue! Thank you for posting.
Excellent! Glad I was able to help.
Thank you. I ended using epoxy to stick a penny to the plate so the switch would compress, so maybe it will be semi permanent. You saved me at least a $100.
Very nice. Glad you were able to save yourself a little money. Glad I was able to help.
Brake grommet or bushing fell out of the hole closest to the middle of the car. The other hole is a grommet or bushing for the cruise control. Good video. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback. I couldn't find anything in the car on the floor so had no idea what happened, just knew that hole wasn't supposed to be there.
I went to AutoZone and O'Reilly's and they don't carry specific brake stop grommets but I did find something that will work temporarily until I can go to the dealer and get exactly what I need. They just slip right in those holes.
txconfa9 can you share it? What you found as a temporary fix?
@@txconfa9 whars temporary fix can you explain please
Thanks to your video I was able to fix my father's 2003 frontier in no time thank you very much
Awesome! Glad it was able to help you out. That's exactly why I made the video.
Thank you! I had the same brake light issue. I fixed it by following your video.
Awesome! Glad it helped.
Mr. Malott, THANKS A MILL FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!! Just perfect. This is my dilemma this wk and in my dismay, I'm simply disconnecting my positive battery terminal temporally once parked (prophylaxis to drain of new battery) till tomorrow when I can get parts and troubleshoot. You've done the troubleshooting for me!! The part that fits in the hole is likely a plastic bolt that I might obtain from the dealership as a last-ditch effort....assumption based on recovered part on floor mat before discovering effect on brake lights. I will google Nissan schematics to find the part name for reference. Thanx so much for sharing this.
Great! Glad it was helpful. I did look up the part after I started getting feedback it was a rubber grommet. This is what I found if you want to replace it with the correct part.
Dorman part number is # 74015. Picture of the part if you follow the link below.
bit.ly/2EDhwWR
Thank you. Your vid post highly appreciated sir. I just got it fixed today.
Excellent! Glad I was able to help you.
Not sure if anyone mentioned this but if you put plastic or metal bolts in the holes then make sure the bolts are very short about half inch in lenth. Otherwise if the bolts are to long you can't slide the pin back in on the brake pedal .I think the right size door panel plastic fasteners work best though.
Excellent advice! I showed the bolt I used, but didn't mention it needed to be a short one for the reason you mention. I think someone mentioned early on it was originally a rubber stopper that plugs that hole, but I was unaware of this at the time. I would recommend replacing with that unless you can't find one. Thanks for the feedback.
@@dmalott0908 One more thing: the brake pedal pin on my 2000 has some sort of a stamped clip attached to the tip of it that prevents it from coming out of the booster link and further out of the brake pedal. Crazy design, not sure what it's for. I haven't figured it out yet.
@@dmalott0908 Your clevis pin was missing a little fail-safe doohickey on the tip. It's there to keep the pin from falling out if the clevis clip falls out (looks like lawyers been here). P/N 46123-H850A. When you push it in the "leaves" on the tip pop out & prevent the pin from falling out. You have to wreck the leaves to get the pin out!
@@dannyboy9978 Thank you for the update!
@@dmalott0908 I used some door panel fasteners like these, but I had to cut the top level off to get the proper brake light function and cruise control cancel. express.google.com/u/0/product/2022762121448172510_12733629328314156566_105214810?gtim=CPeg2bqp_anNahC0vMCWudmw20UY0KrrAyIDVVNEKJCbjecFMNrmlTI&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4cKs0YOa4gIV07fACh0a6gzgEAQYAiABEgKCF_D_BwE
rubber grommets you can buy at oreilys $10 they are for pushing into the brake switches. Nice job jerry riggin those bolts
Work great! Took less than 1 hour. Thank you!!!
Great! Glad it helped.
Me 19 girl watching this, knowing I won’t be able to fix myself but still watching just in case I might
You can do it, it's a little tight in there, but it's not too hard.
I was wondering what that little plastic button on the floorboard was. Lol!!!
Thank you!
One of the lucky ones that still has the button. :D You're welcome.
@@dmalott0908 Dumb question, this just happened to me today. Thank you so much for posting your video. So, would you superglue the button back on? And also, which way would it face, rounded side towards the switch I assume?
Thank you soo much!!! No ideas why they didn’t add a bolt and nut instead, not like it’s the easiest to get to 🙄🙄🙄, might as well make it more permanent. At least the button looking type thing on my floorboard confirmed what was missing….
I like this, you went straight to the point!
Just got few words to say, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Glad it was helpful for you. You're welcome.
I have a Nissan 2002 xsterra I have the same issue but there’s no way I can do all that it’s going to cost me a lot of cash ... great video .. I also have no cruise control has that replaced and it’s been out awhile ..
Glad it was helpful.
Hey guys, turns out it’s the switch that is out in my 03 Xterra. Bought a new switch and plugged that into the wiring and it works! Only thing is, I cant figure out how to take the old switch out and put the new one in its place. What size socket do I need to take out the lock nut on the firewall side of the bracket? Do I need to take off all the paneling?? It seems like the brake is still going to be in the way for being able to access that lock nut...
Did you ever figure it out? I’m having the same problem now.
You get those small paper clip with the blade not the single wire n clip it to cover the hole. The blade from the paperclip will depress the button. My 97 maxima been good for 7 yrs now with the paper clip
Do you mean those black square ones?
It really helped me thanks for the video
Good deal, glad it was helpful.
I had the same problem on a 2001 Nissan Maxima . the part that broke is this 46584-5P010 (Rubber-Stopper) for the 2001 maxima. its very common thing that happens, I did a temp hack until I got the part. with a penny and double stick foam tape.
Yeah, happened in my Infiniti as well. You'd think they would use a more permanent feature for this than plastic/rubber. Honestly I'm not sure why there needs to be a hole in the plate for the button on the switch anyway.
Auto panel push pins work great to fix these
Good idea, didn't think about that.
Just helped me out 👍
Excellent! Glad I could help.
that was awesome. Helped a ton!
thanks so much, I have this EXACT problem
Glad this was able to help.
Many Nissan dealers keep the pedal stop pad (which is what the part is called) in stock. Dorman HELP! parts used to have them, as well, but I'm not sure if they still do? In a bind, you have to so what you need to do, but I would rather just use the correct part than rigging something up. Those pads will usually last well over 100,000 miles. I just replaced the original on my 03 Frontier and it has 230,000 miles on it.
Agreed. I'm all for OEM parts, but don't understand why its plastic or why there is even a hole there. What purpose does that serve to make it so it falls apart? The button will always need to contact something in order to work. 🤔
A plastic pad creates less wear on the plastic plunger of the brake switch, I would assume? Hondas have the same thing.@@dmalott0908
There's little rubber bumpers that go in those holes. They get brittle and disintegrate every so many years. I glued a quarter on mine.
Had the exact same problem on my 2000 Xterra, I looked in a and they’re just missing, I ended up sticking to rivets in the holes
My 2001 did the same thing but first the crude control wouldn't set cause the plastic stop fell out. There are 2 one for the cruze n one for the break light. I glued with gastank fix 2 little round refrigerator magnets over the 2 little holes.
Clever.
Great video David. Thanks.
Thank you. Hope it helped.
Thank you!
I had same problem put a bolt both of them fixed it
Not sure it's a good idea to be adding bolts where none existed...to do what ? You didn't really mention what that intention was.
If the switch tested electrically good when you pulled it out and pushed the spring-loaded button, then the spring inside the switch is probably getting weaker, meaning time to mechanically adjust the position in or out of the whole switch in the brake pedal assembly, by adjusting the big nut that threads the switch into the brake pedal....wouldn't even need to remove or unplug anything...just adjust the nut til the brake light goes out....
But thanks for the video...I'm having the same issue just today....so this should save a little sweat out in this 90° summer sun ! 😱
Thanks for the good feedback Jeff. Actually, the original stoppers are plastic/rubber and they totally disintegrated which is why I found an alternate solution to fill the hole. I did put a link below to the replacement rubber one if you prefer to go back with what came on the car. (Dorman part #74015)
@@dmalott0908 ...thanks for your feedback too ! 🙂...it wasn't clear that there were rubber or nylon "stoppers" (another vid called them grommets) that the switch buttons push against...now I understand your bolt idea. This design hasn't changed in probably 75 years...every car I've ever seen had that little plate on the top end of the brake pedal pushing on the switch...
...but what HAS changed is Nissan putting holes in that plate and putting those "stoppers" in the holes for the button to contact...WHY ? Every pedal assembly I've had to do this to was just a solid steel plate that switch pushed on, I wonder why Nissan thought it necessary to add holes and stoppers, it just needlessly adds another variable and another piece to break and replace. 🙄
I haven't gotten under there and looked yet, but I wonder if another option besides adding bolts or finding stoppers is just to cut a piece of sheet aluminum or nylon, etc the same size as that plate, pull out the stoppers if still there so that it's just s flat plate with holes, and attach the added plate by wrapping with electrical tape around the whole plate assembly ?...maybe more work than just replacing the stoppers I guess...but would put the design back to that 75 year old, unbreakable "solid" contact plate with no holes ?
@@Stenn333 exactly! I wondered the same thing.
Dude thanks so much.
Glad it was able to help.
Great video. Unfortunately, i’m still trying to figure out how to get the switch out.
Should just unscrew and screw the new one in as shown. Hope you get it figured out.
@@dmalott0908 thanks for the tip.
Hey man I’m having trouble removing the brake switch from my 2004 Nissan Frontier, it has a wander in the end any tips on how to remove it ?
I took down the dashboard to get to it by the way
so, for curiosity sake. How do you get access to the brake light switch? do you have to take off the dash panels first? It seems so hard to access to it. And even I can get my fingers to it. Is there room for the wrench to loosen the lock bolt?
I was going to add a bolt also thinking that would be better than a plastic plug. I did order the replacement plug but now noticed that there are 2 switches on the brake pedal. There is no plug in the hole for the 2nd switch either. I can't seem to figure out what the other switch is for. I goggled it and came across your video which is by far the best of the 3 videos google pulled up.
One switch & plug shuts the brake lights off, the other one???? Any ideas on that? Thx, Rick
Hey Rick, that's the cruise control. I mentioned it in the video. At least that's what I'm thinking it is based on your description.
Dam my 2000 Xterras Brake Lights wont turn off. I had to disconnect the battery. I see all these vids how easy it is to fix on other newer cars, but what we have underneath is what u have on ur video, nothing easy. Just need to get them to shut off, do u think i can do it my self?
Absolutely you can do it yourself. You may even be able to put a body panel clip in the hole (the Christmas tree style) which would only take a second or 2 to do that. Anything for that button to rest against should work.
@@dmalott0908 i cant see anything. Id have to take the dashboard off. Im not that handy. 😂 oh well. Ty
@@missangelplushie2560 you won't have to do that, but you do have to lay on the floor and look up. It's tight space under there. I'd do it for you if you were near me. :)
Awesome
I had already replaced the brake stopper & cruise control stopper....need to know how to take old brake switch out.....
I am bought a new light switch to and then I get down and take it out it looks like there's some holes that showed up right around 300,000 I guess parts just disappear on her vehicles nowadays I had to superglue a penny where you put your bolt cuz it wasn't the f****** brake switch
My cruise control has been “broken” for over a year now. And thing same thing happened to my brake light this evening. I went ahead and unplugged the switch but where can I buy the bolts you have cause I think that would help both issues.
Any auto parts store will likely have the bolts or the rubber plugs that go into those holes. Basically something short. Maybe 1/2 to 3/4 inch long.
Do you have to unscrew the switch and screw it in again? Struggling getting it unscrewed
No, if the bushing fell out and left a hole that's the issue, not the switch. If you have a bad switch, unplug it first and then unscrew it. The wires will twist as you unscrew making it difficult or impossible to unscrew if still connected.
Do you remember what size bolts you had to use? Looks like a similar issue on my Son's Xterra.
Not positive. It was a nut and bolt combo so maybe a 6mm or 8mm about 1/2 inch long.
Unable to remove the the brake light switch harness on switch on a 02 Nissan frontier. Any thoughts??
It is possible but unfortunately nissan made it easy for you i had the same problem but mine was the opposite of it they wouldnt go on so i did what people now best get the switches and change and still nothing i change the light bulbs and nothing so i recurred to the nissan xterra manual book check the diagram for all fuses and just like that 1 fuse 2nd line (10) was burn out completely i change it and work but dont feel like you wasted money all the new parts at least you dont have to worried about them been braking down. Best recommendation double check before spending money
Mahalo and much aloha
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I don't have the factory part number, but this is what I found you can likely pick up at a local parts store or order online.
Dorman part number is # 74015. Picture of the part if you follow the link below.
bit.ly/2EDhwWR
2000 xterra .... WTF kinda engineering is that? sure was easier than weaseling the switch out though. luckily i had some small hole caps in my plumbing parts box, it just snapped right in. Finding bits of the plastic plug on the floormat was a giveaway.
Excellent idea. Hadn't thought of that, but just about anything will work it seems. As long as it plugs the hole.
How were you able to remove the actual brake switch?
It has a nut on both sides of it that holds it in place. One is to adjust the distance from the brake stop and the other is to tighten against the other screw. Hope that makes sense. You obviously need to unplug the switch when you remove it.
Cruise Cut Out Switch, turn the key on and start. apply emergency brake and WITHOUT applying the brake pedal it will shift,, any gear
Sorry, not sure what's causing that issue.
It was the plastic buttons that were in the two holes, they are cheap looking very small button shape plastic pieces, the two holes were your problem missing/fell out the plastic buttons. you installed bolts, that's all you needed to do the first place one hole is for the Brake they other cut out for cruise... Easiest test is to turn key on, emergency brake fully depressed without foot on brake see if shifter moves, it should if you didn't have anything in those holes.. Found this simple test on youtube, cause Daughters 2003 Xterra cruise control just stopped working, found one of the buttons..
Does brake switch have brake stop gormet or rubber piece?
There is a grommet that plugs that hole. I looked it up and this is what should be in the hole.
Dorman part number is # 74015. Picture of the part if you follow the link below.
bit.ly/2EDhwWR
I have nissan xterra, 2000. My parking light not break lights wont go off is simular? And my headlight regular) wont come on unleess i hold the high beam
Sorry for the late reply. Sounds like that could be your blinker harness on the column or a short in the wiring. Not sure I know the solution to that one.
Every vid shows a truck with automatic transmission. Those plugs fall out of 5-speed models too and the extra pedal makes for even tighter working conditions. Easier than bolts is Super Glue a coin or two over the hole in the brake pedal lever. Everything on my '03 Frontier XE has been a bitch to replace except wheels, battery and windshield wipers. Will trade this pos in on a real truck next week. With a clutch, there isn't enough room for my feet which sometimes results in accelerator pedal being pushed while pushing brake pedal. No more Nissan junk for me EVER!
Can you provide part number
Dorman part number is 74015
@@dmalott0908 thanks