Why won't a 1994 Toyota Tercel rear stop light turn off even though the car is turned off however when you pull up on the brake pedal the rear stop light goes off?

OK..I own a 95 Tercel and had that same problem. I found out that between the brake pedal is a piece of rubber that prevents the two metal parts from touching. If that rubber breaks or is missing then the brake lights remain on. I just used some crazy glue and glued a penny where the rubber was. That worked perfect. Now that's my one cent on that.