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Old May 22, 2005 | 01:10 AM
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Question E-Brake light

This is kinda an odd question, but whenever accelerate hard my E-brake light comes on. I'm completely confused on why this would happen..... i figure maybe someone on here might have an idea whats up.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 01:25 AM
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maybe your handle is loose, and every time you hit it, it goes up a little. lol. but other then that! I have no idea
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Old May 22, 2005 | 01:37 AM
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top off the brake fluid... it may say its full but put it just past the max mark and itll go out. our resuvoir sensors are very sensitive.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 03:05 AM
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he's right. mine used to do that too, but top it off and you're good. also would do that when very cold.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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he's right. mine used to do that too, but top it off and you're good. also would do that when very cold.
Would that trigger the ABS light to come on too?
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Old May 22, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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I did have an issue with the ABS light comming on one time, but when I turned the car off and on again it went away. If the abs light is always on then you've got prooblems, but if only when cold or accelerating then it might just be a circuit malfunctio or fluid related problem.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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I did have an issue with the ABS light comming on one time, but when I turned the car off and on again it went away. If the abs light is always on then you've got prooblems, but if only when cold or accelerating then it might just be a circuit malfunctio or fluid related problem.
No, I have already lost my brakes while driving twice. I had 2 calipers blow out one at a time. I also had problems with my abs sensor being triggered by chips on the part of my axel that the sensor reads, so I had the front axel replaced. Now my abs light is coming on again, I'm wondering if it is a bad sensor this time, or if my brake fluid was low. Mine's not always on again, but it does come on while driving, and ususally goes off when i turn the car on and off again. I'm more bitching than anything else. I'll check my brake fluid next, if that doesn't work, I'm going to replace the ABS sensors.
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Old May 23, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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alot of people have alot of noise comming from the abs control module, and end up payin like 400$ to have a new one installed. but try some brake parts cleaner on the sensors, and where they read on the axles. if they get too dirty they will cause the light to come on.
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