How to Replace a Brake Light Switch on a Camry

The Camry was first designed and built in the early 1980s as an economical front-wheel-drive sedan with a front transverse-mounted four-cylinder engine. Although the Camry has grown in size over the years and is considered a mid-sized car, as of 2010 the Camry still utilizes a four-cylinder, transverse-mounted engine to power the front wheels. The brake-light switch in your Camry is mounted under the dashboard and activates the rear brake lights when you depress the brake pedal. If your rear brake lights are malfunctioning, you may have a bad brake-light switch.

Instructions

1

Open the drivers side front door.

2

Locate the brake-light switch mounted to the underside of the dashboard near the top of the brake pedal.

3

Unplug the wiring connector from the switch by pushing in on the tabs on each side of the connector and pulling it straight out.

4

Grasp the brake-light switch and rotate it in a counterclockwise direction while pulling it straight out of its mounting hole.

5

Insert a new brake-light switch into the mounting hole and rotate it in a clockwise direction until it locks into place.

6

Push the wiring connector back into the new brake-light switch until it snaps into place.