206 weird electrical fault

My daughter has just bought a brand new 206 1.4 litre petrol model.

It has the following weird faults. If the lights are switched on, the high
level brake light comes on somewhat dimmer than when the brakes are
applied
but stays on.

With the lights on, the engine wont stop even with the key removed until
the
lights are turned off!

With the lights switched off the near front side light comes on when the
brake pedal is applied!

Obviously it will go back to the dealership ASAP as it is probably illegal
and unsafe to drive in this state but has anyone come across anything like
this before?

 

Almost certainly a fault with the BSI module (Built-in Systems Integration),
had a similar thing on my 307. This box of tricks controls all the
electrics and accessories in the car and once changed the problems were
sorted.

 

Thanks Nick, that's reassuring, I'll let you know how we get on.

 

Hi seen similar on 206 turned out to be the wrong bulb fitted to rear lights
thats all causing weird backfeed.all the best mark

 

I don't know whether this model uses twin filament (i.e. stop/tail) bulbs
but I have seen several instances of one filament breaking and wrapping
itself around the other one, thus causing the same kind of problems.

 

Yep, that's what sprung to my mind too. One of the stop/tail bulbs
faulty possibly, or a single filament bulb instead of a twin filament.