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Went WOT from stop brake light comes on?..

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Andre G

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alright this is the 2nd time it has happend i have went WOT from first and the brake light comes on and as im slowing down and stop
it goes off like 2-3sec later whats with that?... thanks
 

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Andre G said:
alright this is the 2nd time it has happend i have went WOT from first and the brake light comes on and as im slowing down and stop
it goes off like 2-3sec later whats with that?... thanks
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Mine used to do that too. there's a sensor in the brake fluid reservoir that detects if your low. when you accelerate, or brake hard all the fluid gets pushed to the front or the back of the reservoir, causing the sensor to read wrong, triggering the light. just add a little more brake fluid to the reservoir and it should go away.
 
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it could also mean your pads are getting low because the caliper piston has to move in farther using more fluid bringing the fluid level down to a point where the sensor gets a tip that you are low. So check the pads too
 

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Both of them are right. Put more brake fluid in and check your pads all around. The light should stay off when you put more fluid in.
 
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