Hoping someone can help or has gone through this and fixed it... Whenever I brake my brake light comes up on the dashboard... I don't even break hard and the break pads and everything else looks good... Even when I am just driving the light goes on without even pressing the breaks... What's wrong??

 

Your brake lights are supposed to come on when you hit the brakes.

 

Haha oops... I mean the break light on the dashboard... The one that comes up when you have the emergency break on

 

That's very strange the only thing triggering that should be the switch on your emergency brake.

 

Yes and it is bugging me so bad... Every time I step on the gas and hit 40mph the dumb thing comes up and usually stays on for a minute or until I completely stop.

 

How long has been going on and has there been any work done to the car since it started happening?

 

It started last month and now the light is getting annoying... And no the car hasn't had any work on it I have been the only owner besides my dad... Guess I should get it checked

 

Check your brake fluid level and see if it's low. Speed really shouldn't affect any of it though.

 

Same thing happened long ago to a customers 88 Turbo Coupe. The level sensor was covered when level but uncovered when hitting the brakes.

 

Ok thanks... I added brake fluid and it was low... Thanks for the help

 

Good to hear. Here's another .02.

Brake fluid normally goes low for 2 reasons - 1) a leak, or 2) pads are worn. Neither are good, so if it goes low again, make sure to get it in to the brake shop to avoid having a really bad day.

 

Um... not to derail totally, but isn't the reason the things get low due to two things?

1) Leak somewhere.
2) pads/shoes are wore out, causing the resevoir to be low because the fluid's in the caliper/slave pistons.

Now, granted, a long lived car 10 years old might seep the teeniest and it eventually weeps through to the 'outside' and is lost that way... over time... But excepting that... am I wrong in my thoughts?

Worn pads= when replacing, the now full resevoir fluid will be expelled. Be forewarned, you will be gettin' messy when that happens.

 

Just wondering if you saw the post directly above yours?