Ok, I am having a problem and since I don't know much about the breaks on my car, I need someone to help me. For the past couple of weeks, my e-break light will come on randomly while I'm driving. It's mostly if I just hit my breaks hard, it will come on until I let off of my breaks and then it goes away. But sometimes, it will stay on the entire time that I am driving, and its freaking me out. I've been told that I need new break pads and I have also been told that I need to check my break fluid. I have over 30K miles on my car, so my friends think that I need new pads. If anyone has any advice or answers, let me know.
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You may be low on brake fluid and that's what's causing the brake light to come on. I'd take it to the dealer and find out why it's low. Adding more fluid will fix it for now, but if there's a leak, the light will come back on sooner or later.Clint/1999 "Sport20"
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Originally posted by ZoomZoomHtop off with brake fluid (DOT3 for OE application), then find out why you were running low on it.
I wouldn't change pads just yet...
lol, driving habits will determine how often to change the pads i've had to change mine about every 30k miles. i just changed mine again last night. but somehow i think i got air in the brake lines i didn't undo the bolt on the brakes to bleed them or anything since i got my car, so i don't get how i could get an air bubble in but my brakes are still very soft, and sometimes my e-brake light comes on too. so today my buddy is going to help me bleed my brakes and check everything. i don't know much about breaks, i just know that my driving habits and heavy ass systems force me to change my pads much more frequently than other people.
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Thanks for the help guys. I checked my break fluid last night and its just at the minimum line, so I'm assuming that that might be one of the problems. Is it possible that I'm just running low, and that I dont have a leak? And I think that I might just change my break pads anyway. They havn't been changed since I've had the car, so i might as well do it now.
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I had a similar problem with my seat belt light.... it would come on when ever the cars motion changed a little bit... even putting hte clutch in would make it comeone.... I figured out htat the clip under the seat was between the cushion and the wires taht hold the material tight... so everytime I moved my leg it would move the clip and break/connect the electrical connection... lol im done rambling now
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Originally posted by P5GurlIs it possible that I'm just running low, and that I dont have a leak?Personal 1/4 mile: 57 sec @ 14 mph
Haven't tried with the pro yet...
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update:
turns out it was her brake pads being worn out and the caliper pistons pushing down, thus lowering brake fluid level in resevoir and triggering the ebrake light.
her auto-mechanically-inclined boyfriend changed pads for her, and all is well now according to her.
I'm just really curious how it went down THAT much in only 30k, and she has told me she doesn't work the brakes hard at all...
I have over 43k on my original pads from factory and everything still looks/feels fine... and I actually work the brakes hard! (track day, autox)
'04 Titanium RX-8
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Originally posted by blue LEDzlol, driving habits will determine how often to change the pads i've had to change mine about every 30k miles. i just changed mine again last night. but somehow i think i got air in the brake lines i didn't undo the bolt on the brakes to bleed them or anything since i got my car, so i don't get how i could get an air bubble in but my brakes are still very soft, and sometimes my e-brake light comes on too. so today my buddy is going to help me bleed my brakes and check everything. i don't know much about breaks, i just know that my driving habits and heavy ass systems force me to change my pads much more frequently than other people.2006 Mazda 3 hatchback manual
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Originally posted by charlesWhoops, missed this post the first time around. Dude, brake fluid gets old, you need to bleed your brake lines!!!!!!!
that was my next course of action i didn't know brake fluid went bad, but i figure i'd bleed it thoroughly, just in case there was an air bubble. thanks for the tip.
i first changed my brake pads with under 30k on my car. it's just driving habits. i just changed out the pads and rotors, to see if that would help. the e-brake light stopped coming on, but the brakes are still squishy, so i'll bleed them out. i heard that it's not good to mix dot 3 and dot 4 fluid, is that true?
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Originally posted by blue LEDzthat was my next course of action i didn't know brake fluid went bad, but i figure i'd bleed it thoroughly, just in case there was an air bubble. thanks for the tip.
i first changed my brake pads with under 30k on my car. it's just driving habits. i just changed out the pads and rotors, to see if that would help. the e-brake light stopped coming on, but the brakes are still squishy, so i'll bleed them out. i heard that it's not good to mix dot 3 and dot 4 fluid, is that true?Personal 1/4 mile: 57 sec @ 14 mph
Haven't tried with the pro yet...
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Originally posted by blue LEDzthat was my next course of action i didn't know brake fluid went bad, but i figure i'd bleed it thoroughly, just in case there was an air bubble. thanks for the tip.
i first changed my brake pads with under 30k on my car. it's just driving habits. i just changed out the pads and rotors, to see if that would help. the e-brake light stopped coming on, but the brakes are still squishy, so i'll bleed them out. i heard that it's not good to mix dot 3 and dot 4 fluid, is that true?
Did you replace the rotors and pads w/OEM parts?
HuggyBear
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