[Ron61]

There are a lot of very good suggestions posted here and the OP hasn't responded to any of them. Maybe it was a bad battery and he is embarrassed that he never checked it first, but that brake lights coming on thing would worry me also. I would think he may have some serious wiring issues and try to get that straightened out after checking the battery. If the battery is low or bad some of that wiring could be the cause.

Ron