Parking break light...

[geoffsgt]

...comes on momentarily when I hit the brakes hard. Not even OMG-I'M-GOING-TO-DIE hard. More like "spirited-driving" hard.

wtf?

 

[BurningRubber]

Most common cause is low brake fluid. Check the resivour and make sure its good on the level or else it will trip the light.

 

[Brute03]

yea, just top off your reservoir and you should be okay

 

[four six]

Actually happened to me yesterday too. Ill check mine too

 

[Kilgore Trout]

+1 low fluid

 

[Stangsgrl]

+1 low fluid

+2


Bf has had his '03 GT doing that for a while (year or so) and decided to top off his brake fluid the other day and he was surprised his Parking Brake light didn't come on any more. He wasn't low on fluid either....so that fixed it.

 

[Stang|ess]

+2


Bf has had his '03 GT doing that for a while (year or so) and decided to top off his brake fluid the other day and he was surprised his Parking Brake light didn't come on any more. He wasn't low on fluid either....so that fixed it.

if your fluid is low for an extended period of time, your brake pads may be prematurely worn. inspect them and act accordingly.

if your fluid level is fine, you may have a faulty sensor.

 

[94GTHO]

dumb question but where is the sensor. my parking break is all the way down and i have new pads and fluid is topped off and it is on and off and flickering no matter what kind of driving im doing.

 

[BlackenedSVT]

dumb question but where is the sensor. my parking break is all the way down and i have new pads and fluid is topped off and it is on and off and flickering no matter what kind of driving im doing.

you probably have a bad e-brake switch connection. It must be shorting in and out or something

 

[Donny's V-6]

to get to the switch remove your shift boot and complete center console just to get the e brake might as well clean it up while in there

 

[CRZYHRSGT]

dumb question but where is the sensor. my parking break is all the way down and i have new pads and fluid is topped off and it is on and off and flickering no matter what kind of driving im doing.

Might seem like a stupid idea, but I've worked on older cars that have bad e-brake cables that are rusted and don't allow the handle to go back down all the way, causing the switch to get flipped on. Does you're handle go all the way down?