Brake Light Switch Burning hot.

[sharki786]

Hi people i have a golf mk3 gti 8v, since i replaced the brake light switch i notice a TICK kind of noise after an hour or so, like a element switching off. I got the part from gsf and since i replaced it, sometimes when i press my brake pedel the brake lights dont come on so i have to pull over and move it a bit and it will start working, its an intermitant prob but today when i heard that tick noise i thought that the switch move again so when i touched it, it was burning hot which got me worried. is this normal or should i go back to gsf and have a word with them? also i have checked it many times to see why it keeps moving and i cant seem to figure it out apart from that the switch is a copy and thats my prob? anyone else have a simular issue?

any replys welcome.

Thanks in advance

Sharki 

[raferackstraw]

maybe right in that its a copy and therefore doesnt sit right? if its hot that is not good so fix it asap

[Wayne]

Have you tried adjusting it, sounds like it is staying on.