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Ebrake light stays on when not engaged

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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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Default Ebrake light stays on when not engaged

When I just turn the key once the BRAKE light turns off. But once I start the car it turns back on when I but it into gear. (Automatic) I just put a new transmission in it too idk if that has to do with anything. And I just replaced the brake booster. Its not low on brake fluid either. Its my DD. So I need help asap
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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Sounds like a wire got crossed somewhere. The E Brake light comes on when the E Brake is engaged. If the light only comes on when the car is in gear, while the e brake is down, sounds like the electrical connection is getting power from a something transmission related.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:17 PM
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There is a contact switch down by the ebrake make sure its plugged in and not stuck or dirty.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 6spd97ta
There is a contact switch down by the ebrake make sure its plugged in and not stuck or dirty.
Thats what I told him in a PM
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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I would've suggested that but when my contact switch was loose, I had the problem of my e-brake light not coming on when the brake was engaged, the opposite problem.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Prolly Stuck from years of cokes gettin spilled My T/A was nasty under the console before I cleaned everything & washed the inside of the car
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Prolly Stuck from years of cokes gettin spilled My T/A was nasty under the console before I cleaned everything & washed the inside of the car
That's what happened to mine when the dee-dee in the drive thru didn't put the lid on all the way and I made a left out of the parking lot and my soda made a tsunami towards the passenger seat.
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Happens a lot The cup holders arent deep enuff lol After the first spill in my last V6 daily driver I always held on to those bitches LoL Prolly wont even eat in the T/A Im buildin because its gettin all new carpet & nice stock cloth interior Since its lighter & I like the seats better than those floppy headrest leather ones It sheds a lil bit of weight too More than I thought Plus cracked leather is just *** LoL
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