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Lexus ES 300 Forum : “the brake light on the dash comes on intermittently ,, what can be wrong?”

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bmcd028
10/15/2007, 8:37PM
About: 1997 Lexus ES 300
the brake light on the dash  comes on  intermittently ,, what can be wrong?

I have checked the fluid etc and the brake work just fine,,, it disturbs me that the light comes on as it does

Krez
10/15/2007, 9:26PM

I would check the switch for the emergency brake. Maybe its hung up or not fully disengaged.

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littlehorn
10/16/2007, 10:11PM

Is it the ABS light?  It may come on under hard or uneven braking, or there may be an ABS controller issue or it may be like Krez said, a sticky E-brake switch.

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Scott3027
06/03/2008, 9:16PM

Change your pads.  There is enough fluid to run through a new set of pads.  As the pads wear, more fluid enters the system, and the level goes down.  When the light is on, you either need new pads, or you have a brake fluid leak.  I'm thinking you should look at the pads.

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Andreas90
06/04/2008, 2:39PM

Could also be a faulty brake pad wear sensor.

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