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Brake Light on Dash Intermittant

Old Dec 27, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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Question Brake Light on Dash Intermittant

Under heavy acceleration at times, the e-brake light on the dash comes on for a few seconds then goes out after the initial speed is slowed down...any reason for this? Handle works properly and works fine...
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Fluid level, had the same issue upon start up and on hills filled to the line and it went away.
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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LOL duh! I should have thought...thank you very much!
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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Your brake pads probably need to be changed... the fluid gets low because the pads wear out. Give them a check. They could still have 50% life left tho... better safe than sorry to check..
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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I just remembered I had bled the brakes about 2 months ago and never really refilled the reservoir....yeah that's it...Pads look fine...
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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 08:41 AM
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Mine did that when I bought it and I used it to negotiate down. Kept happening, ended up being a slow leak in a soft brake line. Finally got bad enough to be able to see it.
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