Brake Switch Replacement...DIY?

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  1. Oceansurfer

    Oceansurfer Junior Member

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    Dealer informed me today that my brake switch needs replacement. $350 with parts, labor and diag. Is this an easy DIY? Anyone have a manual/diagram etc?

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    Not if they have to bleed the brakes need a computer to do that

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    thanks for your reply jmack. hmm...I was under the impression that it was just an electronic switch somewhere behind the pedal. Have you done it before?
     
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    There is on there mostly you could do it I seen a video have to mark something and don't break the mount find the video
    I was thinking about something else on bleeding

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    I remember looking for the brake switch on my wife's '05 before a texter totaled it. I wanted to adjust it because it was taking more pressure than I think it should to disengage the cruise control. I could not find a switch behind the brake pedal. Maybe it's actually there and I couldn't find it?
     
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    #6 valde3, Jan 12, 2017
    Kristen678, priusmod and jerrymildred like this.
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    Thank you valde3, that is exactly what I was looking for! After looking at this, I think I'm going to have Toyota handle it. I took the car in to troubleshoot the Brake Actuator Assembly under T-SB-0032-16 (my Brake/ABS lights have been illuminated on the dashboard). I was hoping to have it replaced under warranty but they identified the Brake Switch as being faulty and need to start troubleshooting there first.
     
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