brake lights won;t turn off

i have a 88 civic that did;t want to start and it was because of the battery fuse was blown, so i changed the fuse and now the car starts good, but the brake lights won;t go off, its like if i were pressing the brakes but im not, and this happens eve when i turn the car off, also my broher drove it around after it happened and he said that he heard like a grinding noise when he pressed the brakes.

does anybody know what the problem?

id first check the brake switch, then check the return spring on the brake pedal to see if its coming all the back when depressed.

brake switch? where is that at? and where exatly is the return sring, i looked under thier and could;t see much

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the brake switch is located under the dash, and the return spring is connected to the brake pedal by the floor.

under the dash? can u tell me exatly where under the dash and what it looks like? is it under the dash by thepassenger or drivers side?

it is under the dash connected to the pedal by a rod of sorts, it looks like a lil block box.

and what exactly am i supposed to look for when i see it?

what part of new york you from

you cant really just look to see if its messed up, it sorta looks like a realy, you just gotta buy another one and hope your problem goes away, im not real sure how to test em tho.

im from Great Neck, its on the border of queens and nassau.