Brake Light Switch Problems of Honda Odyssey

My 2004 Honda Odyssey has a repeated problem with its "brake light switch". This term can be misleading - it has nothing to do with the brakes. What happens is once the car is turned on, or sometimes already on, and you are about to switch gears, the car is in no gear at all. Even the owner's manual has a "fix" for this under "shift lock release". This has happened on and off in my car for over 2 years. I have a Honda dealership correct this to only have it happen again and again. The problem with the "shift locking" is it may happen 3 times in one day and then not happen for 5 days. The dealership says they cannot replicate the item so they cannot fix it under warranty from the previous time.

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Vehicle began to have difficulty shifting from park to gear with foot on brake pedal. Eventually complete failure of switch meant using the manual release for th engagement of gear. Upon identifying this failure, it is noted this switch also controls the brake lights on the rear exterior of vehicle, and presented a serious safety concern. New switch was purchased and installed, problem eliminated. Exact same problem occured at same mileage on 1999 vehicle from same manufacturer, and was solved by replacing the same part.

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