Review on 🚦 Standard Motor Products SLS-355 Stoplight Switch: Ensuring Reliable Brake Light Activation by Steve French

I want to list my problem, my symptoms and the result of my CX5 to help others. In the morning everything was fine. In fact, I had no previous symptoms or problems at all. I stopped at a gas station, the car stopped, filled up, but then the car wouldn't start. He stepped on the gas pedal and pushed the start button. The start button didn't turn green when I pressed the gas pedal. Even bringing the key to the start button didn't start. The start button just turned on the radio. It ended up starting after I pushed the accelerator as hard as I could for a good thirty minutes, etc., etc., but then I couldn't get it out of the parking lot. I had to turn the park solenoid off and on with a screwdriver, which luckily I had. The warning lights on the dashboard came on. This triggered a TPMS warning and I think a traction control warning and I think it's an emergency/parking brake warning. Also on the dashboard there was something to read that the car did not start normally. When I got home I parked the car and it wouldn't start no matter what I did. There was no battery or fuses. My car was as normal as it used to be, so I wasn't sure if it was the parking switch. But I had no traffic lights. I replaced my original switch with this one, but it didn't work until I unplugged and plugged the car battery back in. The car started fine and everything is back to normal except for a few things which I will list below. The only thing that was different for me was that I had stroboscopic LED brake lights, they flashed 3 times before turning on when I hit the brake pedal. One of the lights shorted out and started smoking, burning a small hole in the rear LED light and slightly charring the lamp connector. It also smelled very bad. I have no idea if this was the main culprit or if it was caused by the light switch because I've read that some people have their switch failing causing their light to stay on which can cause the bulb to go out burns out By the way, I'm not sure I got rid of them. The switch itself is similar to the OEM switch in my CX5 except for very small parts and possibly the material used, otherwise it is completely identical. The hardest part was getting into the awkward position to see the switch and insert the new one. If you're lucky, you'll need less than fifteen minutes to set this switch. Since then the car has run like new. happened.