Lisa Riches

Please help have a 98 crv & the brake warning light stays on all the time. used to come on after 15mins but know is on all the time sometimes if I start car & is not on will only get 1 mile down road & will come on. have checked handbrake switch all is o.k & have checked fluid level all o.k. also disconnected cap but light still on!! any help appreciated kind regards lisa.

PhilStubbs

Sounds like part of your e-brake wiring is grounded somewhere. The light has 12v+ supplied to it all the time and when you pull the e-brake handle it sends the ground signal to illuminate the light. The downside is anywhere along the length of the wire that gets rubbed through and makes a ground would cause that. I'd try pulling the e-brake handle cover and unplug the wire, then see what happens.

Jjbaehr

The cap is bad, unplugging it will keep the light on. Jump the connectors for the cap(harness side) with a paper clip or piece of wire and see if it goes off.

CarGuy91

I had this same issue. I took the little filter/screen out from the reservoir and cleaned it amd that seemed to alleviate it

dogbiscuit

hmm Mine started to do it periodically when i would take hard stops. guess i need to check those things out before it gets worse.

PhilStubbs

Mine did that an I put fluid in it. Lol

qwik2k2z24

Rumor has it there is a TSB on the brake fluid caps.

ap1jnky

Just clean the screen and check your fluid level you should be fine.

qwrty

long shot... happened in 2 of my Vs...
it was just the brake pads really thin, after i replaced them the brake light went away...

good luck!