Brake Light Comes on

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by jaswanth.chittooru, Oct 15, 2006.

  1. Mine is an 97 Nissan Altima SE. It runs fine, but recently I see that
    the brake light on the dashboard comes on during mornings when it is
    cold. It does not come on in the afternoon or in the evenings. Only in
    the morning, it does. I live in Atlanta, which is not too cold. I got
    my brake inspection done at PepBoys here and they said that the brakes
    are absolutely fine. Upon asking, the mechanic also said that there is
    no need to flush the brake fluid. I observed there aren't any leakages
    too. The mechanic said that it is some electrical problem, might be
    some switch, relay, etc. Please help me with this. I do not know how
    serious is this electrical thing, where to get it checked and how much
    it might cost.

    Thanks in Advance.
     
    jaswanth.chittooru, Oct 15, 2006
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    Here's a similar problem addressed by another Japanese automaker. Maybe
    it will help with your Nissan?

    http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/crv/x03-078e.pdf

    'Curly'
     
    'Curly Q. Links', Oct 16, 2006
    #2
  3. jaswanth.chittooru

    Woody Guest

    Two things to check. Low fluid level in the master cylinder due to pad wear
    will cause intermittent brake light. Also check the parking brake switch as
    it may be bad or not adjusted correctly.
     
    Woody, Oct 19, 2006
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