E-Brake light on while E-Brake is off.
E-Brake light on while E-Brake is off. I have a 95 T/A with ~ 149,000miles.
My E-Brake light on the dash will not turn off. I have no other lights on in the dash (ie. check engine, abs inop, etc.) 1st, I checked my brake fluid... It's full. Then I pulled the center console apart to inspect the e-brake switch. That also seems fine. My rotors are somewhat warped but they are not that bad. My brake pads seem to have a reasonable amount of life left on them and the car just passed inspection. I'm looking for ideas of what to check next. Will I get an error code from a PCM reader? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance.
My E-Brake light on the dash will not turn off. I have no other lights on in the dash (ie. check engine, abs inop, etc.) 1st, I checked my brake fluid... It's full. Then I pulled the center console apart to inspect the e-brake switch. That also seems fine. My rotors are somewhat warped but they are not that bad. My brake pads seem to have a reasonable amount of life left on them and the car just passed inspection. I'm looking for ideas of what to check next. Will I get an error code from a PCM reader? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance.
No DRL's in '95
I ran a PCM scan last night and there are no codes. So I ran another scan to be sure... still no codes. I talked to a couple tech's also last night. They say either the E-Brake switch or the proportioning valve switch. I can visually see that the E-brake switch is in normal operating condition. Other than disconnecting and reconnecting the proportioning valve switch, I don't know much else about it.
I ran a PCM scan last night and there are no codes. So I ran another scan to be sure... still no codes. I talked to a couple tech's also last night. They say either the E-Brake switch or the proportioning valve switch. I can visually see that the E-brake switch is in normal operating condition. Other than disconnecting and reconnecting the proportioning valve switch, I don't know much else about it.
I did make sure that the switch opens the contacts but I didn't try taking the connector off the switch yet. I'll try that. Do you know how that switch works? It seems that when the E-brake is on, the switch closes the connection to ground (E-brake light on). When the E-brake is off, the switch opens and there is no path to ground (E-brake light supposed to be off). It seems simple but I'm not sure how it was designed to work.
I tried disconnecting the E-brake switch connector. This did not change anything. I also found that if I disconnect the connector to the proportioning valve switch, and take the E-brake off, the light goes out. How can I find out if I need a new switch or there is another problem? The dealer tells me that the proportioning valves almost never go.
