2001 Mazda Tribute lights draining battery?

Tiny
JORD182
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  • 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE
  • 170,000 MILES
Off and on, my interior lights on my automatic window controls stay on. Sometimes they are faint, other times they are bright. One week, they'll be on each day, the other week, they won't stay on. My emergency brake light sometimes stays on when I'm driving, even if the emergency brake is off. I believe this slowly drains the battery. I have had to have it recently jumped a few times, then I'm good to go for a week. Several service centers have "fixed" it and it's OK for a few months then it starts doing it again. Not sure if there's a button i'm pushing to keep these lights on (checked my manual and didn't see anything) or if my electrical system is slowly failing.
Friday, October 11th, 2013 AT 1:37 PM

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Tiny
HMAC300
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  • 48,601 POSTS
Check battery for condition including load test first. Auto parts and tire stores do for free. Check for a loose ground behind center of dash and under seat on pass side. Also have it scanned as it may be a gem module problem. For parking brake liht, see if the pedal is down a bit due to a frozen brake cable
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Saturday, October 12th, 2013 AT 6:04 AM

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