# Dash brake light stays on

**URL:** <https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686>\
**Category:** Suspension, Brakes & Wheels\
**Created:** [March 27, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686 "2008-03-27T01:03:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![E-DA9](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/e-da9/32/7_2.png) [@E-DA9](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/E-DA9)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686/1 "2008-03-27T01:03:21Z")

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Hey everyone,

Even though my hand brake is released, the hand brake light on my dash stays on. it will eventually dim down and turn off. But why?

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**Author:** ![icemanGSR](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecb155/32.png) [@icemanGSR](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/icemanGSR)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686/2 "2008-03-27T15:16:14Z")

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low brake fluid, pressure leak in the system, or possibly a bad sensor.

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**Author:** ![91\_white](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/9/8e7dd6/32.png) [@91\_white](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/91_white)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686/3 "2008-03-28T15:43:36Z")

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my brake light did that same thing once, but it hasnt done it anymore… but ill check my brake fluid.

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**Author:** ![solid\_gsr](https://forum.g2ic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@solid\_gsr](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/solid_gsr)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686/4 "2008-03-28T16:21:30Z")

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dude check your brake fluid level, if it is full tap the side of your resovior sometimes they get stuck

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**Author:** ![NFULFX](https://forum.g2ic.com/user_avatar/forum.g2ic.com/nfulfx/32/5_2.png) [@NFULFX](https://forum.g2ic.com/u/NFULFX)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.g2ic.com/t/dash-brake-light-stays-on/81686/5 "2026-08-31T12:24:00Z")

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Well this finally happened to me on the way to work this morning. I’ll have to check this when I go out to the car during lunch.