My e-brake light is always on even though my e-brake is down can someone help me out on how to fixx this problem???

 

Stop trying to drift, your car isnt RWD.


I dunno if this will work but unplug your battery and plug it back in.

 

I would have to look at a schematic or something but I imagine it's a normally open switch - located at the base of your ebrake. when the ebrake is DOWN the switch is OPEN, so no current goes thru and the light doesn't light up, as soon as the ebrake is lifted up, the (possibly spring loaded?) switch goes from OPEN to CLOSED and the light lights up... so what would i do?
I would remove the plastic moulding around the ebrake and check the switch for alignment and toggle it a few times with contact cleaner - while watching the dash - if there is no response I would assume the switch is stuck (spring broken?) OPEN or the closed contacts are burnt out (rare) and replace the switch....

but that's if the switch is where i think it is - and if it operates the way i think it do!

best of luck.





Modified by Altilude at 12:41 AM 12/29/2004

 

Check your brake fluid. Slightly low brake fluid can cause the light to come on or even flicker also.

 

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that's wut my problem was.... after about a week or so my ABS light started to come on too

 

LOL im not tring to drift my lude i got in a wreak and it cause my e-brake light to come on... Its been ova a yr and i just now want to fixx this damn problem lol

 

i like you a opinion and im going to try it...

 

Also, check the float in you brake fluid resevoir. Sometimes they will stick and cause the light.

 

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make sure that bastard is filled to the top with brake fluid

 

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+1

 

if it keeps leaking check the lines and if there isnt a leak in the line then your master cylinder might be leaking...

 

There are no leaks any where.....the brake light happend when i was in a wreak a yr ago....

 

the brake fluid is always full i make sure of that... i check all fluid weekly and there are no leaks any where just that damn brake light thats always on....

 

Where were you hit in your accident? were you rear ended?

 

i was hit from the front left of my car... ever since that that damn BRAKE LIGHT!!! haha

 

man i tried everything still have the same freaking problem damn the brake light...

 

Dude, go to honda and pay for a brake flush and bleed. My Japanese Prelude only has 25k-miles when I got it and probably didn't ever have a brake flush/bleed. (in 13yrs!)

After I put fresh pads onto the car I bleeded the system but because they have a pressure accumulator and all the other advanced ABS stuff you were suppposed to let Honda do it with the special tools.

After I bled them like a normal car I got the 'ABC', 'TCS' & '( 0 )' lights lit. Took it to honda, they ended up flushing it 4x times!! & re-bleeding it. And after that all the warning lights went out, handrake light started functioning properly and everythings back to normal!

Go to Honda man, I bet you had some garage bleed your brakes like an everyday car (you should know the preludes a special car man), either that or in your wreck you severed a line/got air into the system somhow

 

not to sure on this one...but i know my light comes on..not sure its its says lamp or brake...but it the 3rd brake light is out it will light up as well...make shure the switch is tight..might have some loose in the accident maby?

 

check the little white button switch under the ebrake lever inside the console, also check the tension on your ebrak cable, maybe try loosening it and realeasing the brake to see if the light goes off. if that doesnt work maybe there is a problem with the wiring, something could have come loose or got damamged in the accident

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1130697

 

So what happened man? is it all sorted now?

 

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i already check all my fluids i check all fluids weekly.. damn you brake light only way to solve it is damn dealership

 

tellin you man, go get your brakes bled.!