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I recently purchased an 02 Camaro SS and I have had a few problems, one being the EBRAKE light came on last week and has stayed on. I did some research and saw that it could be switch or the master cylinder being low on fluid, which i looked this morning and it is. I didn't have time to hit the store prior to coming into work and I noticed the brake pedal becoming extremely soft. I almost had to use the gears to slow the car down. Could this all be due to the car being low on brake fluid? I know the previous owner just installed new brakes and the light was not on when i test drove the car, just curious as to if the low brake fluid could be associated with all of this. Thanks.

N20zuki

Sounds like you may have a slow leak somewhere. The light will come on if air is introduced into the system as well and the shuttle valve in the brake proportioning valve swings to one side to isolate front or rear brakes when there is a line failure. Refill the system and bleed it, after look for any leaks at all fittings.