No worries. I'm a general mechanic - no great knowledge on particular models, always open to learning more.
To be a bit more clear, while it's referred to as a brake light switch, it seems to function more as a pedal position sensor on this. (Has an arm that sweeps as the pedal is depressed.) No physical adjustment as far as I can tell - keyed to mount one way, no adjustable plate on the sensor. I would think the BCM just calibrates the highest position it's seen and calls that 'off.' I may try the dealership and see if they can do a 'relearn' on it but it's weird that it would work ~95% of the time with 2 different sensors, one being stock.
Now that I'm thinking of it, I was also wondering there should be a return spring at the pedal assembly. No photos I've found show one, but it seems like there should be one.
Thanks for the wiring idea. Reasonably sure it's not at the hatch, since I can pull the pedal up and shut them off every time, sitting still, car off. But, maybe somewhere just up from the pedal..
On the wheel speed sensors.. Yes, that's very common, but I'm not getting error codes for any. I don't have the one number handy, but the codes were for brake pedal position sensor and P1C4E: 'Fault In ABS/ESP Module'. Could easily be 2 separate issues too though.
Will definitely post when I get it resolved. Thanks again.