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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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It's been doing this now for a couple of weeks. When I turn into corners, and I feel the LSD pop in, the brake light warning in the gauge comes on. When I hard brake, it goes off. I noticed that the Slip warning doesn't go off anymore. Any suggestions on why this is happening, anyone else experienced this problem before?
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 07:45 AM
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This might sound redundant, but have you check the fluid level in the reservoir?
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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yes I have.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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Perhaps a loose grounding connection on the hand brake?
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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I would hope not, I got the car used with only 20k miles a couple months ago. Even if the fluid was at the halfway point, the light shouldn't go off yet right? Sorry still learning about cars.
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I would hope not, I got the car used with only 20k miles a couple months ago. Even if the fluid was at the halfway point, the light shouldn't go off yet right? Sorry still learning about cars.
The brake light typically goes off if the fluid level is low or if the hand brake is pulled.

When the hand brake is pulled it grounds a small wire which makes the light on your dash come on. That's why I speculated it might be loose, which would explain why it goes on and off during different driving conditions.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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Mine did the same thing break fluid was a about 1/2 to 1 inch under the max line due to worn break pads. Filled the reservoir up and the light went off immediately.
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Originally Posted by cbasil
It's been doing this now for a couple of weeks. When I turn into corners, and I feel the LSD pop in, the brake light warning in the gauge comes on. When I hard brake, it goes off. I noticed that the Slip warning doesn't go off anymore. Any suggestions on why this is happening, anyone else experienced this problem before?

this is indication of low brake fluid
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by vo7848
Perhaps a loose grounding connection on the hand brake?
Hey What's up, Wondering were that wire would be. Would it be were the brake actually is. I wonder this because out of no were after running rca cables thru that center piece my brake light blinks on and off. This just happened this morning.
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