hey lately when im driving my e-brake light will like go on and off and my ebrake is down all the way. what could it be?

 

Have you checked the brake fluid? it may be low.

 

ya its not low at all. its full

 

Looks full? you took the cap off and actually checked? Don't go by the old stain line on the inside of the reservoir. While you have the cap off turn it upside down and start the car to test the float switch.

 

i opened the reservior on the passenger rear side of the engine and the floater was right there with the fluid full

 

Check the res. cap itself. We have replaced several for that exact problem.

 

what exactly should i look for on the cap itself? cuz it looks fine. ill take some pictures of it tomorow i guess

 

Unplug the wires that go to your brake fluid reservoir. If that solves your warning lamp, then you KNOW it's related to that float sensor. That narrows it down to 2 possibilities:
1) Your brake fluid is actually low (you've already ruled that out?)
2) Your float switch is screwed up.

This is just for a diagnosis method! DON'T LEAVE THOSE WIRES UNPLUGGED!!

 

alright ill go try that.

 

if the light remains on with the wires unplugged the switch on your e-brake handle may be sticking too. (be sure there is no loose change below the switch)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Unplug the wires that go to your brake fluid reservoir. If that solves your warning lamp, then you KNOW it's related to that float sensor. That narrows it down to 2 possibilities:
1) Your brake fluid is actually low (you've already ruled that out?)
2) Your float switch is screwed up.

This is just for a diagnosis method! DON'T LEAVE THOSE WIRES UNPLUGGED!!
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You could also try just removing the filter inside the reservoir. Some Accords have a problem with a plugged filter. Some guys just poke a hole in it..

 

i think we can eliminate the brake fluid part of the equation here. ive worked with a few of these and start with the e brake itself. obviously with handle down. check the cable. follow it to the rear of the car underneath and make sure its not sticking/hung up/ or rusted anywhere. check to see if the cable is loose or has slack with the handle down, it shouldnt be.

 

it was the brake fluid. i checked the smaller of the two reservoirs first so thats what confused me. so i check the one next to it and fill that up and it went off. so thanks for the help

 

Thanks! It's always nice to know what the final fix was.

 

The clutch fluid? No that was a coincidence then. That wasn't the fix

 

Oh, I thought he checked the clutch fluid originally (thinking it was the brake). When he finally checked the REAL brake fluid, it was low. If his clutch fluid was low, that's got nothing to do with the brakes.