brake system

[Miguel]

Hey eric I want to know yesterday when i was driving my moms car (minivan) I had to take a hard turn to the left and when I did my brake light came on for a bout a second or two then went away what do you think could be wrong it only happens on sharp turns?

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[scott37300]

I would start by checking the fluid level. When you turned hard the fluid might have all went to one side causing a low fluid level where the sensor is. Then when the fluid leveled back out the light went out. Easy fix if that is what happened.

[EricTheCarGuy]

+1 low fluid level in the master cylinder will cause that very thing. The #1 cause of low fluid is worn front brake pads so you might also want to pull the front wheels to see if you need brake pads. Keep us posted.

[Miguel]

Hey Eric so the problem was that it was low on brake fluid I topped it off and its all good now

[twiggy]

[quote=”utitech93″ post=54584]Hey Eric so the problem was that it was low on brake fluid I topped it off and its all good now[/quote]

Did you check your pads? As Eric stated, the pads being worn down are a likely cause of your low fluid condition.

[scott37300]

[quote=”utitech93″ post=54584]Hey Eric so the problem was that it was low on brake fluid I topped it off and its all good now[/quote]

Like mentioned the fluid level will drop as the pads wear. So if you go to replace the pads and just push the caliper piston back in you can make a mess of the fluid if there is too much in the master cylinder. Lot of times the fluid level is a very good indicator of pad wear.

[college man]

I would give the pads a look. see how close the pads
are to the squeal/wear indicator.

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