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restez
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Aug 16, 2011, 8:15 PM
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Parking brake stays on
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why does all of a sudden my pb stay on its a 1992 toyota camry pb is a hand brake its definitly not on and released but lite stays on can anyone
help me with this i appreciat it
Tony
ok up date i tried this
i unplugged the wire going to the brake fluid resivior the parking brake went off when released
so does this mean its not my parking brake?
(This post was edited by restez on Aug 20, 2011, 2:51 PM)
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Sidom
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Aug 16, 2011, 8:43 PM
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Re: Parking brake stays on
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You should check the fluid level in your master cyl. If it gets too low it will make that light come on.
If it low, you need to get your brks checked. The frt pads getting low or leak can cause the level to drop enough to turn on the light............
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dmac0923
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Aug 16, 2011, 11:03 PM
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Re: Parking brake stays on
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+1, for sidoms response.
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restez
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Aug 17, 2011, 8:46 PM
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Re: Parking brake stays on
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thanks it was really low so i filled to line and light still stays on
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Sidom
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Aug 17, 2011, 11:10 PM
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Lightly tap on the reservoir, some times the when the level gets low the sensor will stick on the bottom...
Since the level was very low the brk system needs to be inspected for pad wear & hydraulic leaks to determine the reason for the low level........
Hopefully you used brake fluid and no other substitute or the system would need to be flushed asap....
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restez
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Aug 20, 2011, 2:33 PM
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Re: Parking brake stays on
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Thanks i will try that
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restez
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Aug 20, 2011, 2:50 PM
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hi sidom
you answered my post on pb i tried what you said still same but when i unplugged the wire going to the brake fluid resivior the parking brake went off when released
so does this mean its not my parking brake?
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Sidom
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Aug 22, 2011, 2:25 AM
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Yes, if the light went out when you disconnected the reservoir wire, that would be a indication the problem is with the sensor. Either it's "stuck" at the bottom or faulty....
If gently rapping the res didn't get the light to go out. You may need to replace the sensor........ In most cases like this that I've seen the sensor just gets stuck at the bottom...
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