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jklx86 Nov 6, 2004 09:07 AM

e brake light won't go out
 
i was driving this morning, and i noticed that the brake light was on. the handle's all the way down, does anyone else have a problem with this???

BlackBIRDVQ Nov 6, 2004 09:31 AM

check the level of your brake fluid- maybe you don't have enough fluid in the master cylinder brake resevoir and the light came on ? there is a sensor in that little resevoir. Most of the time when the fluid gets low it means that you need new brakes- pistons come out too far and it takes more fluid to push them, so the fluid gets low and POP here comes the light. Inspect your pads.

irish44j Nov 6, 2004 03:29 PM

if that isn't it (which it probably is...), perhaps adjust the ebrake lever a little looser so it's not contacting the ebrake light button. the adjustment is at the base of the front of the ebrake handle assembly.

jklx86 Nov 6, 2004 08:55 PM

the light went away...i guess it was just temporary, because i just turned on my engine couple hours later, and the light dissappeared. thanks anyways

FanaticMadMax Nov 6, 2004 09:39 PM

It's probably the sensor switch on your e-brake that probably got stuck.

wngan9447 Nov 6, 2004 11:10 PM

you should check the master cylinder anyways to be sure

BlackBIRDVQ Nov 6, 2004 11:42 PM

next time you come to a abrrupt stop the brake fluid will slush in the reservoir and the light will come on. Reason it probably went out is that you caliper pistons must have returned back a little bit and some of the fluid returned back into the reservoir and turned off the light.

bostonmax84 Nov 7, 2004 06:13 AM


Originally Posted by jklx86
the light went away...i guess it was just temporary, because i just turned on my engine couple hours later, and the light dissappeared. thanks anyways

The same thing happened to me with the ebrake light going on and off. I ended up needing new brakes, thats why the light stayed on, so check your brakes just to be sure.

MY2000MAX Nov 7, 2004 05:48 PM


Originally Posted by bostonmax84
The same thing happened to me with the ebrake light going on and off. I ended up needing new brakes, thats why the light stayed on, so check your brakes just to be sure.

Thats exactly what happened with me. After getting new pads, all was good again.

bustedmax Nov 7, 2004 10:27 PM

similar problem
 
After I changed my rotors, pads and lines I noticed my e-brake light staying on. Any ideas on how to rectify my situation?

MauiMaxima Nov 7, 2004 11:32 PM

You know I had that same problem after doing doughnuts in the parking lot after some snow. It went away when I clean out my rotors and resurfaced them.


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