Scion tC Forum : “my emergency brake light keeps coming on everytime i shift in 1st and 2nd gears....”

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bgavins

05/31/2007, 5:31AM

About: 2006 Scion tC Base

my emergency brake light keeps coming on everytime i shift in 1st and 2nd gears.why is it doing this. Lately its beginning to do it in 3rd gear too.

2006 scion tc
40,000 miles
manual transmission

when i shift my car from neutral to 1st gear, or from 1st to second gear; the emergency brake light on the dashboard comes on as the rpms get around 2500-3000 and then it goes off when i shift up to the next gear. It doesnt really do it in 3rd (although it has happened a few times) and it has never done it in 4th or 5th. I'm going to take it to the dealer to get it looked at but i was wondering if maybe you guys knew what could be causing this. Is it something serious or just some computer malfunction thats no biggie?

thanks

bruce

lightGear

05/31/2007, 1:11PM

I am assuming its an electrical malfunction with some kind of sensor. I don't think there is really an issue with the e-brake.

Let me know what the issue was.

Heath144

08/27/2008, 6:51PM

Mine was doing the same thing. Turns out the brake fluid was low. Every time You shift the fluid moves and triggers your sensor.

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