BrAKe LiGhT FroM HeLL!!!!

[stang976]

my E-brake light comes on when Im cruising, but the ebrake is not activated. however when i am cruising then hit the gas, it goes off for a while. i know my rotors are a little rusty from the previous owner letting the car sit in a damp garage for a year but i dont think that should affect the ebrake as much??? anyhelp would be awesome

 

[Peasey]

Your brake fluid level in the reservoir is probably low. The reason it goes off when you accelerate is because the fluid is pushed to the back of the reservior making the sensor think that there's enough fluid.

 

[stang976]

Your brake fluid level in the reservoir is probably low. The reason it goes off when you accelerate is because the fluid is pushed to the back of the reservior making the sensor think that there's enough fluid.

hhmmmmm....i will definatly check that on my lunch break. thanks and welcome to stangnet! anybody else?

 

[BCB00GT]

Had the same problem in my 4Runner. Brake fluid was low. There should be a sensor on side of the master cylinder with wires. That is the pickup for the low fluid.

 

[Ilsimen]

Another vote for low brake fluid.

 

[scooter6753]

yup...im with them

 

[stang976]

well slap my @ss and call me charlie i am a little low on the fluids after all. thanks guys.

 

[Spreadman]

Another vote for low brake fluid.

werd

 

[vidmaster]

if you are low on brake fluid doesn't that mean you need new pads? I thought brake fluid only gets low when more fluid fills the lines to displace the line pressure lost from pad wear

 

[huesmann]

Maybe it just boiled off.

 

[ChrisWorrell]

well slap my @ss and call me charlie

If i must Charlie

 

[stang976]

 

[stang976]

ALRIGHT, i lied it did not work. The fluid is at the correct level and the light still does this. could this have anything to do with my rusty rotors?? i know i can hear a rubbing sound sometimes when i am driving coming from the brakes.

 

[BCB00GT]

Well, if you hear rubbing I would check my brake pads. Low brake pads shouldn't cause the light.

If the fluid is correct, then I would also check the sensor. I assume (big assumption) that when the car is running in neutral and no emergency brake, that the light is on. You should be able to disconnect the sensor and jump the terminals to simulate a closed contact, thereby clearing the light. Remove the jumper and see if the light comes back on. Without the jumper, apply brake pedal to confirm that the brake pedal being pressed clears the light. If the above is true then I would guess you have a bad sensor.

If the above isn't true, check the emergency brake. If the mustang (and other cars) are like the 4Runner, there is a sensor mounted under the brake handle such that when the handle is lifted (brake applied) no contact is made and light goes on. When the handle is down (no brake), the contact is made and the light goes off. The sensor is nothing more than a plunger. I believe this to be the only sensor on the E-brake system since it is strictly mechanical.

Write back after you check it out.

 

[stang976]

Well, if you hear rubbing I would check my brake pads. Low brake pads shouldn't cause the light.

If the fluid is correct, then I would also check the sensor. I assume (big assumption) that when the car is running in neutral and no emergency brake, that the light is on. You should be able to disconnect the sensor and jump the terminals to simulate a closed contact, thereby clearing the light. Remove the jumper and see if the light comes back on. Without the jumper, apply brake pedal to confirm that the brake pedal being pressed clears the light. If the above is true then I would guess you have a bad sensor.

If the above isn't true, check the emergency brake. If the mustang (and other cars) are like the 4Runner, there is a sensor mounted under the brake handle such that when the handle is lifted (brake applied) no contact is made and light goes on. When the handle is down (no brake), the contact is made and the light goes off. The sensor is nothing more than a plunger. I believe this to be the only sensor on the E-brake system since it is strictly mechanical.

Write back after you check it out.

what a guy! thanks a lot. i will check that out tonight

 

[CottonBurnerz]

My car did that once... it was whenever I brake considerably hard, the brake light on the dash would come on.. everything was filled and fine. After 2 days, it was gone...

 

[XTONKAX]

I suppose if the lines haven't been bled properly it can cause the same thing. Did with mine, anyways.