Trans. Failsafe Program & Brake lights stuck on!
 

Hi everyone. I have an issue with my 2001 X5 4.4 with 160.000 km and I was wandering if anyone can share any experience on that.
About 8 months ago my transmission went off without any message on the board. I made a rebuilt on it and it's fine ever since.
Three months ago I changed radiator and a few weeks ago I changed alternator and water pump. All broke one after the other.
All those plus a few window regulators are my problems so far.
A few days ago I drove in the first heavy rain in Athens Greece. The next day, when I went to start the car the message "TRANS. FAILSAFE PROGRAM" appeared and at the same time the brake lights are stuck on.
I removed the brake switch, but the lights are still stuck on, so I figured it's a wiring thing. While removing the panels above the brake pedal I realized that a lot of water was on the floor and it looked like it came behind the lower plastic panel.
To check the transmission, I drove around a few blocks and it works fine. I can manually change gears and in auto mode or S mode all gears work fine without unusual noises. I opened the black box with the transmission ECU in and it's dry.

Any suggestions?
Thank you

check igniton switch.

Hi,
You think that the ignition switch might cause both problems?
Could it be brocken or wet?
Thank you

probably just wet, did you pour your beer in there?

First of all thank you for your replies killcrap.
I wish it's from being wet. It didn't spill anything though. I just drove on a heavy rainy day! Could the faulty ignition giving the fai message and stuck my brake lights as well?

Trans. Failsafe Program & Brake lights stuck on!
 

Hi everyone,

It was a water leak coming from the windshield to the floor!

Thank you