the brake light remains on even after i release the emergency brake has anyone had this issue before? what did you do to take care of it?

 

Your brake pads have worn down to the point that your brake fluid is low in the resivior. You can add more fluid or change pads to turn the light off.

 

acutally there is no sensor on in out braking system that will illuminate the the brake light to indicate low brake pads.

Most common cause would be low brake fluid, check it and add more if needed. Better solution would be a full brake bleed to get all/most of the old fluid that is old and boiling off anyway out of there. If that doesn’t solve it check the e-brake cable that its not stuck or jammed.

 

also it could be a sensor in the e-brake thats bad. but thats a long shot.

 

I think this is becoming sticky mat'l.

 

you need new pads......

 

just had the same problem on my '98, new pads did the trick!

 

Check your blinker fluid.
What do you do when your fuel level is low?

Common sense on this site is at an all time low.

 

Yeah, everytime I change my blinker fluid it totally fixes my brake light problem. Although I've noticed that it takes longer to go away when I use synthetic blinker fluid.

 

manual says that its either low brake fluid or your emergency brake is on. hope you dont have air in your lines cause thats not good either..

 

Mine was on when one of my calipers was leaking.

 

[QUOTE=MDeezy]acutally there is no sensor on in out braking system that will illuminate the the brake light to indicate low brake pads.

The sensor is in the master brake cylinder resivoir. As the pads wear down, the pistons in the brake calipers move out, creating more volum in the caliper. The fluid in the resivoir fills the extra volume and the level goes down. The level sensor in the resivior turns on the brake light.

 

funny thing is mine came on this morning which was the first cold morning of the year here in Dallas. Checked the fluid level (ok). Ran an errand at lunch and no more brake light? I DO need to change my pads BADLY. Think that might have anything to do with it?

 

Yes, you need to change your brake pads. You knew it was a problem now go and fix it

If the brake light is always illuminated there's something worng with your brakes.

 

my abs light keeps coming on... mostly when it is raining outside it seems when it does the brakes feel real weird almost dont work any suggestions?

 

I want proof


. . . seriously

 

i had the same problem.... u need new feet for ur shoes...