BEETROOT

every morning the indicator light for my e-brake is on. the brake is definitely not engaged at all, but the light in the dash stays on for about the first 15 minutes or so of my morning commute.

is that bad? why would that happen? do I need to do anything about it?

mt6forlife

It happened to mine. It was a sticky float in the brake fluid resevoir. Taking the top off and tapping it a few times fixed it for a while.

thholr

same think happened to me, it could be low brake fluid.

mrsteve

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Def. check the brake fluid. It is most likely an ounce or two low. No biggie, just top it off.

Red-CL

Mine did the same thing this morning.

I'll check the brake fluid later tonight.

Bobbydoedoe

i think is brake fluid, that happens to my friend's camry

sgmotoring

It is a bad brake master cylinder float.

BEETROOT

yep.

dealer fixed this when I had it in there for something else.



check your fluids and tap around and if that doesn't work stop by the dealer.

anothercls

Old old threads, again....wierd.

BEETROOT

I think red-cl was searching for brake light problems...pulled up my old thread about it.

Red-CL

Not wierd.

I did a search 'cause I had this same problem this morning and I remember seeing a thread about this. I wanted to know the solution.

Red-CL

Beat me be 1 min.

Ant7701

Umm...if the fluid is low don't just top it off and walk away. CHECK UR BRAKE PADS.....the only way for brake fluid to become low w/o leaking is low brake pads. when ur pads get low the piston moves further to compensate for the low pads...when the piston moves further more brake fluid fills in the lines causing low fluid. If u replace the brake pads and compress the calipers back to normal form to fit the new brake pads in...ur fluid will rise again.

Dan

Mine was a faulty sensor in the cap; replaced under warranty.

Red-CL

Since I've had my car, I've been trying different brake pads to see which ones i like the best. I've tried every set from Axxis to EBC. I even upgraded my rotors. Problem was I never flushed the brake lines. I never even looked at the brake fluid. My dad (he's a mechanic for Chrysler) told me to get my brake system flushed and go from there. I got an appointment this Sat. and the dealer said they would check out the master cylinder when they flush the brake lines. I'll keep you guys posted.

Ant7701

becareful...cause I've heard many stories about dealers not actually flushing the lines. They just replace the fluid in the master cylinder resevoir and you'll never know. Make sure that u can trust them.