Nissan Repair: dash board lights up, dash lights, dash board

Question
why does my dash lights up when i step on the breaks even happens when the car is off.

Answer
Hi Rick -

What is the year, make and model? and when you say the dash lights up, is that the instrument panel lights, or the red idiot lights?

The short answer, to me is you got a short somewhere, but get back to me with the answers and perhaps I can gove you a more detailed answer.

aloha
calvin