Ok I JUST wrote a long detailed letter to post here, and it didnt post. so I logged in again,to TRY and get an answer. I'll make this short. I took the car in, they replaced that stupid 'brake relay switch' under the dash, and charged me $85 for it, $54 for the part, and WE all know it costs $13 at Chevy! And the rest was the hour to install it!
I told them it is NOT that! It is a short, that THEY told me it was a short causing it to fail. I have replaced that relay 13 times myself. It is not that. It broke the next day, 15 hrs later. I called them told them, they said to bring it back and they will fix it. But I cant do that every week I need to freaking work.

SO...how has ANYONE else fixed this problem with their Aveo? REALLY fixed it, for good. I have seen videos on YouTube, guys are soldering all the wires together in the fuse box in the engine, in a white plastic 'tray', that has like 13 wires in it? And bypassing the fuses? And others are bypassing the fuse all together, to get the brake lights to work, and let the shifter stay locked, and use that emergency hole to unlock it. I am at that point. I would love to do that! But I dont understand how to run wires to make the brakes work when i step on the brake pedal. Is it a short? is it something else? It is a common problem,in the first generation Aveo. So...how has anyone else fixed theirs? What part was the real problem, or where was the short found, so i can find it and fix it myself! Or tell them where to look. ID there such a place as a 'automotive electrical specialist',...that CAN find a short??? That has special tools to scan every wire FAST??? I dont know. If that is the problem, it seems to be hard to find.

So..can anyone tell me how you fixed your brake light/shifter problem,...maybe I can lead these guys to the right place to look, and get it fixed! OR is there such a place as an automotive electrical specialist? That can find a short FAST,and not cost the price of the car? Thanks for any help.