Brake warning light on 1998 Ford Escort

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Bill Kinkaid - 03 Nov 2009 15:12 GMT

It's been coming on intermittently for a couple of weeks, just flashes
once and goes off every few days. I've checked the fluid and it looks
fine. The pads are still about 40% and brakes are working fine,
including a panic stop I had to make last week. My suspicion is just a
short or a loose connection to the handbrake; any other ideas?

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Scott Dorsey - 03 Nov 2009 15:55 GMT

>It's been coming on intermittently for a couple of weeks, just flashes
>once and goes off every few days. I've checked the fluid and it looks
>fine. The pads are still about 40% and brakes are working fine,
>including a panic stop I had to make last week. My suspicion is just a
>short or a loose connection to the handbrake; any other ideas?

Get out the meter and see if it's the handbrake, or if it is one or more
of the pressure sensors. If it's a pressure sensor, then you know where
to start looking.
--scott

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ben91932 - 04 Nov 2009 23:17 GMT

. My suspicion is just a

> short or a loose connection to the handbrake; any other ideas?

I would also check the fluid level sensor.. maybe a quick brake
bleed...
HTH
Ben

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