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Old 04-22-2007, 07:57 PM
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Brake light staying on while driving??
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!

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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.
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Old 04-22-2007, 08:12 PM
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for my wrx when my rear pads were low the brake light would light up.
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Originally Posted by kspek
for my wrx when my rear pads were low the brake light would light up.
sounds like a similar float switch...
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Old 04-22-2007, 08:40 PM
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for my wrx when my rear pads were low the brake light would light up.
yea i didn't know about this till my rotors were shot on my old car.

f'in eh....!!
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Old 04-23-2007, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ldivinag
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.
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!
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also, check your fuses. if you abs fuse or your brake fuse goes out, it will stay on.
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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
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rememeber, 99% of the time, low fluid doesnt really mean you are losing fluid...

it means your PADS are low.
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check the button on the top of the steering wheel
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check the button on the top of the steering wheel
wow..
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Originally Posted by Arya
check the button on the top of the steering wheel
That switch is for parking lights only.

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