Brake warning light...

poof101 · Oct 13, 2009, 11:41 AM

Ok, ive noticed that everytime i go into a corner,especially when making a left turn at a decent speed my warining light comes on. It the one with the exclamation point and parentheses (!)...i looked it up in my manual and it says check brake fluid. Ive checked the brake fluid and everything is good..ive made an appt with the dealer but wanted to know if anyone else has had this problem.

Dr. Ev0L · Oct 13, 2009, 11:48 AM

your brake fluid is most likely on minimum. eventually the light will be on all the time as your brake pads wear further. i would get the pads checked to see where they are at. that light is a warning but sometimes the fluid is a little low from the factory.

rcheung · Oct 13, 2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by poof101

Ok, ive noticed that everytime i go into a corner,especially when making a left turn at a decent speed my warining light comes on. It the one with the exclamation point and parentheses (!)...i looked it up in my manual and it says check brake fluid. Ive checked the brake fluid and everything is good..ive made an appt with the dealer but wanted to know if anyone else has had this problem.

Your brake fluid could be sloshing causing it to trigger the light when turning. It still means that the fluid is at or near the low mark and either you have a leak in the system or pads are getting low.

trickyazn · Oct 14, 2009, 03:38 AM

I would bet more than likely the pads are low rather than a leak in the system. You can always check the brake resevoir.

stikllr13 · Oct 14, 2009, 08:22 AM

Same thing happened to me, it IS an indicator that your brake fluid is low. Top it off! Problem solved.

rcheung · Oct 14, 2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by stikllr13

Same thing happened to me, it IS an indicator that your brake fluid is low. Top it off! Problem solved.

The problem is not solved only bandaid. If the low fluid indicator light is on something is wrong.

tokeone · Oct 14, 2009, 04:54 PM

your fluid goes down as your pads wear. you get the indicator when youre pads are past halfway done...

trust me

add some fluid, and know that new pads are not far behind

with 50k miles on my car, ive been through this a few times

poof101 · Oct 14, 2009, 11:40 PM

thanks for the advice..i have 11,000 miles on my car..just had it serviced last month so i guess its the pads...my fluid looks good.

m0nkie · Oct 14, 2009, 11:44 PM

I hit 20k.. had that problem n it was my pads wearing out..

poof101 · Oct 14, 2009, 11:46 PM

i heard my brakes squeak a lil the other day too so i guess its time for new pads...how much does the dealer charge for new pads on average?

tokeone · Oct 15, 2009, 12:44 PM

well the thing is if the fluid is slightly below full this happens because on braking or hard acceleration the fluids movement exposes the censor enough...

even if it looks full add more fluid.

your pads should probably be good for a few more thousand miles. id say they probably have about 40% life left. thats pretty much how its been everytime its happened to me.

which as of yesterday is my third time.

Deception · Oct 15, 2009, 01:20 PM

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i heard my brakes squeak a lil the other day too so i guess its time for new pads...how much does the dealer charge for new pads on average?

Don't go through a dealership for new pads, they over charge like crazy... if you're looking for less performance pads along with less brake dust and squeaking, you should check out some silicon pads...

m0nkie · Oct 15, 2009, 01:37 PM

I just ordered some Ferodo DS2500 pads for 280$... my shop said they can order oem pads for about 280 too... so I decided to upgrade a lil..