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Old 11-14-09, 12:35 PM
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Default HELP! My Brake Lights

My brake lights just turned on. What could be the problem? My brake lights works fine..
Old 11-14-09, 12:43 PM
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That just means your fluid is low MEANING your brakes are close to ready to be changed or you just need fluid. As your pads wear down, the piston in the caliper is depressing closer to the rotor. Now what makes the piston go in? Brake fluid so as the pistons are moving in, so is the brake fluid thus making it go down in the reservoir which is turning your brake light on. Check your pads to see where they are at. The same thing happened to me, but when I checked them they were almost new, I just needed more fluid. That may be your case too.

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same thing happened to me. i thot they were fine but check your high mount light.
there are 5 bulbs in there and one of them could be burned out.
changed mine and problem solved
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
same thing happened to me. i thot they were fine but check your high mount light.
there are 5 bulbs in there and one of them could be burned out.
changed mine and problem solved
ha, that was the same thing I had posted before I edited then thought it was his brake light for the brakes... now that I look back at his post, he WAS talking about his brake lights ha ha

I ran around with my light out indicator on cause I couldnt find anything off, then when I sold them I found that there was no bulb in there brakes looked fine to me
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