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2010 Kia Forte Pedal Stopper Pad Replacement

Have you ever had a problem with your car that...

iFixit Library 2008-2012 Kia Forte Moderate 25 - 40 minutes Guide 145780
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Have you ever had a problem with your car that the backlights stay on no matter if you push or release the breaking pedal? This could be a problem because the electricity inside the battery can be wasted, leaving you with a non-functional car. In this guide, we provide certain steps to fix this problem in a Kia Forte 2010. The main issue in this big problem is located on the braking system, when sometimes a little piece called the pedal stopper pad breaks into pieces and the system stops working. This happens because, as you will see in the guide, a small white button needs to be pushed in order to detect that the pedal is not being pushed so it can turn the lights off. When the pedal is pushed, the lights turn on and hence the system detects that the car is braking. Some people disconnect the stop lamb switch, which is responsible for sending the message from the braking pedal to the main circuit, and other people just simply disconnect the backlights. This can bring serious problems because it is illegal to drive with a non-functional light in the car, and also because it can get us in a car crash. This is said to be a simple mechanism but a risky one when it is not working, so here you can find simple steps to avoid the problem and continue driving in a safe way.

Step 1

Repair step

  • Open the door in the driver position, and down where the pedals are you will see the stop pedal system.
  • You will see that there is a missing part because the pedal should push completely a white button so the break backlights can turn off. This missing part is called the pedal stopper pad.
Step 2

Repair step

  • Proceed to disconnect the stop lamb switch for safety purposes, which is located above the white button.
  • This piece detects when the button is pushed and sends the information to the back lights so they can turn off.
  • If the button is not pushed, the car will mantain the backlights on.
Step 3

Repair step

  • Add some glue to the surface under the button and to the pedal stopper pad.
Step 4

Repair step

  • Place the new pedal stopper pad in the surface under the button with glue.
Step 5

Repair step

  • Release the pedal, making sure that the pedal stopper pad touches the button, and use this to reforce the pedal stopper pad with glue.
Step 6

Repair step

  • Connect again the stop lamb switch and make sure that the pedal stopper pad touches the button when you release the brake pedal.
  • If it touches the button in this position, the back lights will detect that the car is not braking, so the lights will turn off.
  • They will turn on when the pedal is pushed, which means that the car is braking.