Brake pedal is suddenly lower & brake lights stay on?

[E7mack96]

My brake pedal is not coming all the way back up after pressing and is causing the brake lights to stay on... i can lift it with my foot the last 1/4 to 1/2 inch and it will stay up and the lights will stay off... i did notice that, prior to this and for like the past yr, the brake lights would go off about 1 second after letting my food off the brake & starting moving. . so it must be something that has gotten worse. . Any ideas. . ?? What returns the brake pedal to the top. . a spring, or the nitrogen charge thing?



E7

 

[Hoefler]

Broken or missing return spring under the dash.

 

[jhenderson]

Try removing the power steering res fill cap. When they don't vent, it causes this problem. Search power steering cap vent.