1)Recap- 1995 AUTO LS, brake squeak alittle when brake, doesn't happen all the time.
COMMENTS given by HT members: brake pad wearing out.
2)Lost brake pressure when having foot on brake, so sometimes car moves alittle bit. Only happened one night, eversince that night brake pressure is fine. but still squeaks
COMMENTS given by HT memebers: Master cylinder not working correctly, Air inside, Need to bleed the brake lines.
3) and lastly, Today, THIS IS THE WEIRDEST, when I leave my foot on the brake pedal for a little while, the parking lights come on( dash lights, clock lights, signal lights, temperature panal lights, they ALL come on, but the headlights didn't come on). Once I take my foot off the pedal ALL lights turn off, Driving is normal. Then if I tap my foot on the brake pedal, ALL lights are on again. If I Let go, and all lights are off. This also happens when my car is parked when I stepped on the brake.
WHAT's wrong with my car? I will bring it back to Acura on monday, but want some input first, So I'll know how to explain things to them.

 

#1- aftermarket pads and/or rust can cause this.
#2- Most likely a master cylinder leaking- if the pedal drops occasionally get a new honda one.
#3- Probably a brake bulb problem- the filaments inside can short together causing all parking lights to come on when brakes are applied- remove and check all brake bulb filaments and be sure the bulbs are installed correctly.



[Modified by fixhondas, 5:17 PM 1/26/2002]

 

1. new brake pads are semi metallic, so they rust and squeak... ITS NORMAL!

2. what the other guy said

3. A short in your electrical system.

Basically everything he said.

Mine is a 94. I have a minor short in the electrical system, but its no big deal. Just can't use the blinkers in the very front. My brakes, upgraded to Brembos, even went through a phase of sqeaking. Its rust on the pads. And i've had no problems with loss of brake pressure. Aside from my shocks/struts going out and rattles in the body... the car is fine.

 

If you want quiet brakes- use Honda pads- trust me on this one. An occasional squeak (especially when cold) is normal.

 

As I said in the civic post, I havent' checked the bulbs. I hope it's not something major. If fact, it just happened today, tomorrow I'm going to change the bulbs and put new ones in, and see if the problme still exist. I mean why does a broken light bulb cost this problem? I had broken double filament bulbs in the past and It just didn't light up when I brake, but never caused problem like today..


[Modified by acuraLSSE95, 4:47 AM 1/27/2002]

 

it is the most likely cause and should be checked first since it is easy to do.

 

hey, changed the bulb today. problem #3 is solved. It was a wrong double fila bulb. still have pressure loss when braking though. going to acura tomorrow morning to have the master cyl checked out.