Has anyone else run into this problem? For some reason when i'm driving normal my brake light will turn on and remain on for a while. The car seems fine when i brake and it drives normal. I know before when I had my corolla the battery light meant the alternator was pretty much shot. but i'm not sure about what the brake light remaining on means. please help! thanks in advance!

David

 

stuck brake switch...

how old/mileage is the car?

wait... is this the BRAKE light on the dash? stuck PARKING brake switch then... much easier to R&R...

edit #2. on toyotas well at least on my 4runner, the brake master cylinder had a float switch that was activated when the fluid was getting low and would activate the BRAKE light on the dash.

 

for my wrx when my rear pads were low the brake light would light up.

 

sounds like a similar float switch...

 

yea i didn't know about this till my rotors were shot on my old car.

f'in eh....!!

 

it's a 2002 with about 70k and it's the brake light on the cluster. luckily i have the day off today i'm gonna check the e brake and the master cylinder. thanks for the help!

 

also, check your fuses. if you abs fuse or your brake fuse goes out, it will stay on.

 

your rear pads are low/ your low on brake fluid...i added a bit of brake fluid(as a quik fix) and it went away.. gonna do 2 pots rear soon and fix the problem completely

 

rememeber, 99% of the time, low fluid doesnt really mean you are losing fluid...

it means your PADS are low.

 

check the button on the top of the steering wheel

 

wow..

 

That switch is for parking lights only.

Charlie Yeo

 

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