My hand brake light turns on when I'm driving and it's not on. Any ideas of what the problem could be?

 

Model? Year?

 

It's 2000 Accord.

 

Check your brake fluid level in the Master cylinder.

 

i checked and there was enough fluid in there and it looked clean. could it be something else?

 

It could be the switch. It takes a little bit of work getting to the switch to check if when you lower the hand brake, it pushes in the switch and turn off the light. I had this problem on my Prelude once, but I dont remember what caused it. It was a simple fix though.

 

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Definitely check that I had that problem too. Although yesterday I discovered the rear brakes on my 94 Accord were dragging and it turns out the e-brake actuator arms on the back of the rear calipers were all sticky and frozen up. Your light sensor is connected to the lever though so if it is all the way down and the light is still on then I dunno.

 

I remeber I had a problem like that on my 94 Del Sol. It was like the E-Brake never quit went down all the way. I could forcefully push it down a little more and the light would go off put once i let go it would come up juuust a smidge and the light would come back again. It buged me so much--I could never figure it out

 

im having the same problem ... but my brake light only turns on the first time i turn the car on every morning and it stays on even after i get to work ... but then when i get off work and turn the car on ... no brake light? ...

 

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I think it wa the switch. I took it apart and played with the switch a little and now it works fine. Maybe it was a little sticky or something was in the way?

 

anyone have an idea of what my problem might be?