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Brake light on dashboard comes on sporadically. My emergency brake is not on. It comes on in the morning when the car is cold. It comes on when I accelerate, not when I am pressing the brakes.
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sounds like a bad wheel brake cylinder. you will have to remove wheel and drum to determine exact extent of damage.Do not drive it that way very dangerious
I would check the brake fluid level in the master cylinder, if the level is too low it will lower the float in the master cylinder and turn on the brake light on the dashboard, especially if it is an occassional occurance. Hope this helps
possibly the switch is just loose or out of adjustment when u release the emergency brake it comes up and hits a switch that breaks the contact maybe it is barely touching the switch...check to see if its loose or broken where it mounts..adjust according
You hava very common issue.
The brake fluid contracts when it is cold. The level may be "above the minimum", but being there allows the sensor to activate when it is cold, due to the contraction aspect of the brake fluid...
Add 1 ounce of brake fluid, and you problem will disappear.
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Offhand, the brake light warning on most dashboards would indicate that the hand/emergency brake is engaged. If even when the hand/emergency brake is disengaged or is in normal position and the light is still lit, it could indicate that:
the brake fluid in the reservoir is below minimum level;
and possibly the brake shoes/pads need replacement.
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