Brake Lamp light on

Folks,
I have a 1991 Honda Accord Wagon. The BRAKE LAMP light keeps coming on
and I don't know what it means. It comes on intermittently. At first I
thought it was the acutal brake light but the brake light is fine.

Any thoughts?

 

On a twelve year old vehicle I would check the petal pivot
point or return spring for wear, or look for a wire problem.
The brake switch usually fails 'off' when defective.


mike hunt

 

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Low fluid. Pads are worn. Go get it checked out before they start grinding.

 

Folks,

Replace the bulb.


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"Tegger®" <> decided to join
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I think the OP is referring to the "BRAKE LAMP" light which is under the
little diagram of the car that shows what doors are open.. It's supposed
to tell you when a brake lamp is out.. I had this "feature" in my '90
Prelude, it never seemed to work right, sometimes it'd just turn on when
i hit the brakes, and not shut off unless i turned the car on/off..

tells you why it's not there anymore...

I *did* like the car diagram thingie that told you WHICH door was open..
Unlike the newer models which just have a "DOOR" and "TRUNK" light.

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Prelude, it never seemed to work right, sometimes it'd just turn on when

That's how it is supposed to work. Comes on when you hit the brake pedal
that first time, and won't go off until you turn the car off. When you turn
it back on and press the brake pedal, it checks the system again. Now if it
was coming on without good reason, you may have had a bad failure sensor.
They are two little boxes that the brake lights plug into that turn on the
light on the dash.

 

"Jafir Elkurd" <> decided to join the
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yeah.. i meant when the brake lights are functioning .. you're right it
was probably a bad sensor..

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Yea...that's it...the "Petal Pivot Point". Don't forget to check the "Break
Balance Boom" either.

No necessarily true...don't make this assumption, as our village idiot does.

 

I your brakes work ok, first thing to check is the fluid level. If you're at
the limit, the light would come on and off.

 

I your brakes work ok, first thing to check is the fluid level. If you're at

The ONLY reason this light comes on is when the bulb is malfunctioning. Why is
everyone so damn confused? It's simple, just replace the damn bulb.




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If you don't know what a simple thing like a worn brake petal
pivot point is and how it can effect the function of the brake
switch, it is no wonder you do not have a clue as to why the
brake switch usually fails 'off' when defective. Perhaps if
you did some research before you jump into a discussion, of which
you obviously have little or no knowledge, you would
not post so many goofy posts on every subject. You can continue
to say stupid stuff if you wish, we can all enjoy the levity.


mike hunt

 

WRONG !!!

 

Well - maybe a red herring rather than wrong. If you are talking about the
little taillight in the picture of the car that shows door ajar, then it is
a bad brake light bulb. Step on the pedal and get somebody to watch if all
three stop lights come on.

Now if you are talking about the light that actually says "BRAKE" on it,
that¹s another story.

Given the description of the brake pedal going to the floor sometimes, that
symptom still says the master cylinder is going out and/or there probably is
a very low fluid level.

 

Well - maybe a red herring rather than wrong. If you are talking about the

He already said it was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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Yes, but did you see the rest of the post about the brake pedal going to the
floor???????!!!!!!!!!@@@###$$$%%%^^^

 

Man you are some piece of work. You wouldn't see a 2x4 is someone slammed
you right in the face with it.

Ill spell it out for you idiot...

"Petal": One piece of the flowered part of a plant.

"Pedal": A foot device one typically pushes.

And that's simply not true. Out of the many brake light switches and
circuits I have worked on over the years, when the brake light switch
itself is bad, it fails in the closed position about half the time. And
that's a fact idiot.

See above genius. If you knew as much about cars than you claim to, you
would know the difference between a brake pedal and a red Rose.

Oh the irony! "Levity" is watching you describe a pivot point for Carnation.
[huuuuuuuge grin]

People are laughing at you...

 

I suppose so, if one spends all of their time in a NG they have
time to proof everything they type, I don't. I spend five minute
in a NG and respond to those that I believe to be worth the
effort. I'm a fast typist, if the auto spell checker is satisfied
I don't go back and read what was typed. As to the failure of
the brake switch, if you took the time to actually read what was
posted rather than nitpicking you would have read that I said
'usually' not always fails off and that IS the case. If you were
the expert you purport to be you would know the difference. My
information was accurate and you were the one commenting on
leasing with wrong information, not me..




mike hunt

 

Then get out.

You have helped no one here. Only cast confusion, and give bad advice. Do us
all a favor, and get out.

Discerning "petal" and "pedal" 3 or 4 times in a row, is just plain
ignorance. If your too arrogant to proof, or at least pat attention to what
is being written...well...get out.

(Yawn) You are getting so old. You sound like a broken record. It is obvious
you have no "real-world hands-on" experience with autos, especially brake
lamp circuitry, but you still try to pawn yourself off as some expert, and
when doing so, spew misinformation and lies.

Get out.

I'm *way* past the leasing thing idiot...you were proven wrong, and that is
that. I have done my job by informing everybody here that your information
is, and was wrong...period.

Now get out.

 

Sorry, I can't resist these.

It always amuses me when someone pokes fun at another's ignorance only to
show a bit of their own. I think you meant to say "pay" attention?

Finally, I could poke fun at your own ignorance vis-a-vis punctuation; but
we won't let this discussion gravitate that far afield.

AJPDLA

 

Thats ok. If I can dish it out...I sure better be able to take it.

Take care.