E-Brake light on.... low brake fluid??
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E-Brake light on.... low brake fluid??
my emergency brake light briefly goes off and on at random times .. especially from a standstill... it usually only stays on for a few seconds....
i heard this may be due to low brake fluid??? can anyone confirm..
or is there something wrong /w my e-brake?
i heard this may be due to low brake fluid??? can anyone confirm..
or is there something wrong /w my e-brake?
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You might want to check your brake pads. More than likely, your pads are worn and the brake fluid is compensating because its needs more to push those caliper pistons.
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2 days ago i got the same problem, my ebrake light on the dash is on, except its always on, not just for a few seconds. Does anyone know what the problem could be??
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I have the same porblem..started off with the lights going on and off intermittently...i checked the fluid levels, and it looked like it had enough..i still put in some more so that the level now is exactly between min and max...
however, NOW, the light is ON all the time!! Will try the sensor to see if that is the problem...
however, NOW, the light is ON all the time!! Will try the sensor to see if that is the problem...
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Mine flashed on too for a week or so, but i would just move the handle around a bit and it would go away. My guess it was just the sensor at the base of the handle mechanism being a little faulty.
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Originally Posted by 2CLean
Search is your friend. It's either low brake fluid (I'd try this first) or a bad float switch (located in the cap).
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I had the same thing happen last year...the brake light would come on at times....I checked the res and filled it to the max....the light went out....but a few weeks later I discovered the brake pads were just about gone. So I think that the car was telling me...HEY..I need brakes. I think there is something to the fact that when the brake pads are too far gone, the fluid tries to compensate...and the light goes on!
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Originally Posted by 2CLean
NO. Trust me, it's a bad float switch...a very common problem in the 2nd gen CL/TL's. It has nothing to do with worn pads/warped rotors.
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i had the brake light on for a while and i just changed the rear pads and it was off ever since.. it's been like 4 weeks now and it haven't turned on.. i also have warpped rotors up front but i'm going to upgrade them soon..
hope that helped.. but the new brakes in the back and rebleedin the brakes helped.
hope that helped.. but the new brakes in the back and rebleedin the brakes helped.
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Originally Posted by m1ll3n1a
i had the brake light on for a while and i just changed the rear pads and it was off ever since.. it's been like 4 weeks now and it haven't turned on.. i also have warpped rotors up front but i'm going to upgrade them soon..
hope that helped.. but the new brakes in the back and rebleedin the brakes helped.
hope that helped.. but the new brakes in the back and rebleedin the brakes helped.
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