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Old 02-14-2020, 10:28 PM
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2002 x5 brake lights intermittent flickering.

I started my x5 the other day to warm it up, when I returned to get in it all the brake lights were flickering. The problem went away somewhere on the drive to work. But has returned a few times since. When I'm experiencing this problem I cannot get the brake lights to turn on from pushing the pedal. I once noticed they were stuck on even though I wasn't pushing the pedal, but only for a brief moment. Any ideas on where to start with this issue?
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Old 02-14-2020, 10:57 PM
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Is the brake light orange or red? If it’s read it means you’re low on fluid usually


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Old 02-15-2020, 02:19 AM
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LCM fault or you have LED lights installed and don't have the cold check coded out.

I assume you are talking about the brake lights outside not the dashboard brake warning light?

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Old 02-15-2020, 02:22 AM
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2002 x5 brake lights intermittent flickering.

I totally misread that. He’s talking about the taillight lamps.

First pull codes and see what codes are there. Often this type of problem ends up being the switch.

Also a short can cause similar symptoms when the LCM disables the circuit
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Old 02-15-2020, 04:49 AM
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Sounds like a faulty brake switch. Which can casue other dramas beyond just flickering tail lights, btw...
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