Hi all,
I have had something new happen to my poor 94 1.8l. I was in a drive-thru the other day grabbing a quick bite to eat when my BRAKE light came on. This is the in-cluster BRAKE light under the odometer. This light is normally only on when the e-brake is pulled up so I checked the parking brake trigger to make sure it was not stuck from a spill or something. Everything looks A-OK on the car, I topped the brake fluid off since it was just above the minimum line but nothing has had any effect on the light. Now i know that my brakes are worn (3/32nd pad left last oil change) but as far as I know the only sensors in the braking system are the ABS sensors and the fill sensor in the master cylinder. Does anyone know of anything else that would cause the BRAKE light to stay on solid? It has been on for about 4 days now and I am taking it into the shop ASAP but I would like to know what is wrong going in so they dont gouge me on repairs. As of right now other than the worn pad squeak here or there I have felt no degredation in how the car stops and I have tried to heat the fluid up with a couple panic stops to see if I could smell any leaking/burning. So far all is well other than the light being on.
Thanks in advance!