BRAKE light on

[ion] C2 · 11-01-2007, 09:22 AM

Hm.. so today I go to start up the car, it's quite chilly out, frost/ice on the car. I start it up and hear an out of the ordinary ding after starting it up, and notice the red "BRAKE" light is on signifying that the emergency brake is engaged. It isn't. It went away after a minute or two of driving, but it was weird..

Condensation in sensors/wiring I assume

Gr1m · 11-01-2007, 11:12 AM

that would mean something with your brakes is not correct, possibly you need to flush/bleed them

[ion] C2 · 11-01-2007, 11:21 AM

i do have low fluid, and have been e-braking in rain lol, rotors are warped terribly, etc. could be

Gr1m · 11-01-2007, 11:25 AM

its your low fluid causing the light to come on

[ion] C2 · 11-01-2007, 11:43 AM

yeah the light came on again as i left school. just checked it looks as if it is pretty low, guess its time to go to the store

Gr1m · 11-01-2007, 11:45 AM

you could have a leak somewhere, get under your car and look at the inside of all 4 rims, look for liquid on the inside of them, if you have any then that wheel's caliper is leaking fluid and probably needs to be replaced

[ion] C2 · 11-01-2007, 12:38 PM

yeah people've been telling me i have low fluid every time i pop the hood for over a year lol, might be a slow leak, for some reason i haven't filled it up yet (i don't want to crash though lol)

Cliff8928 · 11-01-2007, 01:09 PM

The fluid does go down as your brakes wear as well. That's normal.

[ion] C2 · 11-05-2007, 10:35 AM

that's what it was, i added Prestone DOT3 fluid to the reservoir, it was clear though not blue

lonnie · 11-05-2007, 10:57 AM

Congrats!

[ion] C2 · 01-30-2008, 10:59 AM

Losing fluid again. Had to fill it up last month and looks like now it needs more again, it's just above the MIN mark. I filled it up to MAX last time.

Bah.

diablo · 01-30-2008, 11:27 AM

Time to bleed them and maybe check your wheel cylinders, the seals might be torn

Redog · 01-30-2008, 02:52 PM

Mine is on too, all the brakes are fine and the fliud isn't low, the sensor is shot

[ion] C2 · 01-30-2008, 03:02 PM

blah mine's leaking somewhere, gotta fill up the reservoir every month and a half it seems.

CharleyO99Alero · 01-30-2008, 06:44 PM

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Fix it before your brakes fail and then you'll have even more to fix ... or worse, not able to fix.

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Oldsman · 01-30-2008, 11:45 PM

i read the title and said to myself..............take your damn foot off the brake............lol

either sensor or e-brake is stuck

DOHC_tuner · 01-30-2008, 11:55 PM

^that made me laugh

[ion] C2 · 01-31-2008, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oldsman

i read the title and said to myself..............take your damn foot off the brake............lol

either sensor or e-brake is stuck

Haha! Well if the sensor or e-brake was stuck.. the sensor wouldn't be off when my brake fluid was full and on when it was scraping along the MIN line.. and requiring me to fill it up with DOT3 every month.. :/

Cliff8928 · 01-31-2008, 12:57 PM

If the handbrake sensor was stuck, the car would be running the chime all the time while driving.

MADMike · 01-31-2008, 08:48 PM

not to highjack the thread but I am curious. I noticed that my cars ABS or light doesnt come on when I start like in most cars. Also when slamming on the brakes in the rain/snow/ice/dirt my wheels lock up and slide. Did some aleros come without abs or antilocks or has my fuse been pulled out or something. I'm happy the way it is, it gives me more control over braking in the crappy weather whereas in my old s-10 the abs would kick in on anything and not let me brake at all.