I am the original owner of subject vehicle. The brake switch failed without warning thrice on my 1997 Honda Accord ex wagon [xxx] with 31000 miles; the vehicle has no brake lights after brake switch fails. Previous identical failures were at 22000 miles on 06/18/2002 and 164K miles on 09/29/2000. My dealer says that such a failure is typical after each 100-150K miles on these vehicles. When the brake switch fails, the operator must use the "shift lock release" (slr) to put the car in gear from the park position. Page 105 of the owns manual merely states "if you need to use the shift lock release, it could mean your car is developing a problem. Have the car checked by your Honda dealer." There is no mention that the car may not have brake lights. There no dash indicator notifying the driver that there are no brake lights: There is no warning of any sort that all brake lights are out. (the "brake lamp" failure dash lamp only tells if a bulb is out if the brake switch is working.) this is a very dangerous condition that could result in fatal accidents. In this lastest brake switch failure, I was 500 miles from home and operated the car for the next day unaware of this condition until I returned home and went to my local dealer to have the problem fixed by replacing the brake switch at a cost of about $127. I have my service receipts from all three repairs. Updated 07/24/2012 information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Acworth, GA, USA