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Stangdriver1119

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Anyone else ever have this problem? When I brake hard using the regular brake pedal, I've noticed that the red parking brake light comes on in the dashboard. Could this be mechanical related or is something loose tripping the light? Thanks
 

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ive been noticing this problem too, it seems that when im gettin on it hard then push in the clush and hit the brakes, the pedal feels wierd and the light comes on...?
 
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This could be caused by low brake fluid.It would be a good time to change the brake fluid as brake fluid draws moisture over time.You don't have to drain and refill,you can start by suctioning out most of the old fluid from the reservior and refill with new fluid.Next go to the right rear and loosen the bleed valve and let the old fluid drain out untill the new fluid that you added starts coming out the valve.Do the others in turn doing the next furthest one from the master cylinder untill they run out clear.Remember to keep the master cylinder full or you will get air into the system and have to bleed the air out.
 
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Chopper1 said:
This could be caused by low brake fluid.It would be a good time to change the brake fluid as brake fluid draws moisture over time.You don't have to drain and refill,you can start by suctioning out most of the old fluid from the reservior and refill with new fluid.Next go to the right rear and loosen the bleed valve and let the old fluid drain out untill the new fluid that you added starts coming out the valve.Do the others in turn doing the next furthest one from the master cylinder untill they run out clear.Remember to keep the master cylinder full or you will get air into the system and have to bleed the air out.
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u hit it right on the money man...low brake fluid due to thinning brake pads! i always thought that brake light was only for when the parking brake was engaged
 
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The parking brake light also indicates a low brake fluid condition. You should bleed you brake fluid every 30k miles. Use high quality brake fluid.
 

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I had this problem in my Festiva. I finally figured out on my own that it might be the brake fluid.
 
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