Check Brakes Light
Girlfriend has a 1999 Accord V6. Just had the 15,000 maint done,
including inspection of brakes. (yes, it is a very low mileage vehicle) The "check brakes" light comes on & she goes to the dealer. Since her brakes are ok, they tell her it is a lamp getting ready to go bad. Huh? Never heard such a thing. Anyone else ever hear this? Now the "check brakes" light is out, and all seems fine. Thanks, Rick |
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Rick wrote:
> Girlfriend has a 1999 Accord V6. Just had the 15,000 maint done, > including inspection of brakes. (yes, it is a very low mileage vehicle) > > The "check brakes" light comes on & she goes to the dealer. Since > her brakes are ok, they tell her it is a lamp getting ready to go bad. > Huh? Never heard such a thing. Anyone else ever hear this? > > Now the "check brakes" light is out, and all seems fine. > > > Thanks, > > Rick > ================= Dealer is smoking illegal substances. NO CAR HAS A SYSTEM THAT WILL TELL YOU WHEN A LAMP IS 'GETTING READY TO GO BAD'. The OWNER'S MANUAL tells you that the dash light will come on when you do the 'LAMP TEST', when the park brake is on, when the brake fluid is low, and when there's a malfunction in the brake circuit. Try topping up the brake fluid. P.S. Send a letter to Honda and tell them about this dealer of yours... 'Curly' |
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She probably misinterpreted what he said. IOW if one of the
brake light bulbs is failing, then it draws less current. Unlike most cars, the Accord detects too little current drawn by the light bulb and notifies the dashboard. Was it the brake light, or was it the light bulb monitoring circuit? Big difference which is why humans must be very careful to use exact words. Rick wrote: > Girlfriend has a 1999 Accord V6. Just had the 15,000 maint done, > including inspection of brakes. (yes, it is a very low mileage > vehicle) > > The "check brakes" light comes on & she goes to the dealer. Since > her brakes are ok, they tell her it is a lamp getting ready to go > bad. Huh? Never heard such a thing. Anyone else ever hear this? > > Now the "check brakes" light is out, and all seems fine. > > Thanks, > > Rick |
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That seems more believable. Nevertheless, she often does get
things mixed up and probably did misunderstand the guy. I will check all her lamps, but she called a little while ago and said she has not seen the "brake light" come back on again. The dealer is one of the most reputable in the Southeast, Ed Voyles Honda. Rick "w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:40E2F30E.4FCA534@hotmail.com... > She probably misinterpreted what he said. IOW if one of the > brake light bulbs is failing, then it draws less current. > Unlike most cars, the Accord detects too little current drawn > by the light bulb and notifies the dashboard. Was it the > brake light, or was it the light bulb monitoring circuit? Big > difference which is why humans must be very careful to use > exact words. > |
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my brake light was on the other day but all the lights were working, i
think the bulb was just lose, after i took it out and put it back in the light went off and has not came back on so far |
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Keefer 29365 wrote:
> my brake light was on the other day but all the lights were working, i > think the bulb was just lose, after i took it out and put it back in the > light went off and has not came back on so far > ======================= If the bulb comes loose, or if you've put it back in crooked, it will never come on again. Your manual tells you how to test ALL your dash lamps at the same time. Read my previous post, and your manual for continued safety. 'Curly' |
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No reason to check her brake lights. If any brake light
bulb goes bad, then a dashboard warning panel reports that failure as explained in the owner's manual. Ask her which indicator light illuminated on the dash board. Warning light for "brake system failure" is completely different from the warning for a "failing brake light bulb". This warning system that reports failing brake light bulbs has been a standard function even on pre-1980 Accords. Rick wrote: > That seems more believable. Nevertheless, she often does get > things mixed up and probably did misunderstand the guy. I will > check all her lamps, but she called a little while ago and said > she has not seen the "brake light" come back on again. The > dealer is one of the most reputable in the Southeast, > Ed Voyles Honda. > > Rick > > "w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:40E2F30E.4FCA534@hotmail.com... >> She probably misinterpreted what he said. IOW if one of the >> brake light bulbs is failing, then it draws less current. >> Unlike most cars, the Accord detects too little current drawn >> by the light bulb and notifies the dashboard. Was it the >> brake light, or was it the light bulb monitoring circuit? Big >> difference which is why humans must be very careful to use >> exact words. |
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Did you check each rear brake light bulb for darkened
interior glass - including the center brake light? Filament vaporized onto inside of glass indicates that bulb is about to fail; a condition detected by the dash board warning system. Bulb has not yet failed but the warning system detects a future failure; warns driver of the impending bulb burnout. Are you saying you removed brake light warning bulb from dash board because it was on? Why? If bulb is loose, then it would not be on contantly. That bulb is on constant because something is wrong with the rear brake lights. Does not matter if you see all brake lights on. What matters is the warning system detects the problem and you have not yet found it. Now you may have also damaged the brake light warning bulb in dash board - if that is the bulb you removed. Cannot be exactly sure which bulb you have described due to insufficient wording. Keefer 29365 wrote: > my brake light was on the other day but all the lights were > working, i think the bulb was just lose, after i took it out > and put it back in the light went off and has not came back > on so far |
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w_tom <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<40E41A38.E71E6C76@hotmail.com>...
> Did you check each rear brake light bulb for darkened > interior glass - including the center brake light? Filament > vaporized onto inside of glass indicates that bulb is about to > fail; a condition detected by the dash board warning system. > Bulb has not yet failed but the warning system detects a > future failure; warns driver of the impending bulb burnout. > try asking about the service bulletin on the brake light on, it describes replacing the master cylinder strainer and float. ed voyles should know about this. Chip |
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Thanks for all the feedback, appreciate it very much. Finally got
girlfriend's car on her day off and went over it. Appears all it was is the level in her brake fluid reservoir (I hope). Filled it to the max. line, and she says, so far, the brake light has stayed off. The fluid level was almost down to the min. line, but not quite. Probably the movement of the car while driving caused the light to go on & off. I am going to monitor the fluid level for any possible leaks in her brake system. Rick "Rick" <rickv@nowhererick.org> wrote in message news:cbuk56$la3$0@pita.alt.net... > Girlfriend has a 1999 Accord V6. Just had the 15,000 maint done, > including inspection of brakes. (yes, it is a very low mileage vehicle) > > The "check brakes" light comes on & she goes to the dealer. Since > her brakes are ok, they tell her it is a lamp getting ready to go bad. > Huh? Never heard such a thing. Anyone else ever hear this? > > Now the "check brakes" light is out, and all seems fine. > > > Thanks, > > Rick > > > > > |
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the most usual cause of the reservoir being low is the brake pads and or
shoes are worn out. The dealer claims the breakes are ok, but a quick check of the pads might be in order. with 15000 miles, I would suspect 20-30% remaining on the front pads. But I could be wrong. "Rick" <rickv@nowhererick.org> wrote in message news:cc3oas$lno$0@pita.alt.net... > Thanks for all the feedback, appreciate it very much. Finally got > girlfriend's car on her day off and went over it. Appears all it was is > the level in her brake fluid reservoir (I hope). Filled it to the max. > line, > and she says, so far, the brake light has stayed off. The fluid level > was almost down to the min. line, but not quite. Probably the movement > of the car while driving caused the light to go on & off. I am going to > monitor the fluid level for any possible leaks in her brake system. > > > Rick > > > > "Rick" <rickv@nowhererick.org> wrote in message > news:cbuk56$la3$0@pita.alt.net... > > Girlfriend has a 1999 Accord V6. Just had the 15,000 maint done, > > including inspection of brakes. (yes, it is a very low mileage vehicle) > > > > The "check brakes" light comes on & she goes to the dealer. Since > > her brakes are ok, they tell her it is a lamp getting ready to go bad. > > Huh? Never heard such a thing. Anyone else ever hear this? > > > > Now the "check brakes" light is out, and all seems fine. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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Rick wrote:
> Thanks for all the feedback, appreciate it very much. Finally got > girlfriend's car on her day off and went over it. Appears all it was is > the level in her brake fluid reservoir (I hope). Filled it to the max. > line, > and she says, so far, the brake light has stayed off. The fluid level > was almost down to the min. line, but not quite. Probably the movement > of the car while driving caused the light to go on & off. I am going to > monitor the fluid level for any possible leaks in her brake system. > > > Rick > ===================== Rick, Over the years, as the brake pads are 'consumed', the level of the fluid slowly goes down . . If nobody checks the level, it suddenly looks as if there's a leak. No, just normal usage. That's why it's a good thing there's an 'idiot light' to warn the owner before air would get sucked into the system. Oil change places are supposed to check this kind of stuff. The pads will announce when they're shot too. Metal tabs will start scraping on the disks when the pads are reaching the end of thier lives. It's not an excuse to never get things inspected, but it's a good back-up plan for people who don't. :-) 'Curly' |
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I had a similar problem in my car , an older model ,
there was water getting inside the break lights connector trough a gap . This problem occurred when it was raining and continued like that for days in a row after the rain.Dealer replaced the bulb but didn't check the connectors. "Rick" <rickv@nowhererick.org> wrote in message news:cbuk56$la3$0@pita.alt.net... > Girlfriend has a 1999 Accord V6. Just had the 15,000 maint done, > including inspection of brakes. (yes, it is a very low mileage vehicle) > > The "check brakes" light comes on & she goes to the dealer. Since > her brakes are ok, they tell her it is a lamp getting ready to go bad. > Huh? Never heard such a thing. Anyone else ever hear this? > > Now the "check brakes" light is out, and all seems fine. > > > Thanks, > > Rick > > > > > |
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"curly12" <curly12@msn.com> wrote in message news:I08ALL.A46@news.boeing.com... > the most usual cause of the reservoir being low is the brake pads and or > shoes are worn out. > > The dealer claims the breakes are ok, but a quick check of the pads might be > in order. with 15000 miles, I would suspect 20-30% remaining on the front > pads. That would be pretty hard use, to have that percentage remaining after that small amount of mileage. I just replaced my original front pads on my '01 Accord V6, Automatic with 113,800 km (70,556 miles), mostly city driving. They were down to 30 % remaining. -- Brian Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it. |
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