The brake light stays on during driving ?

[Dutch Laser]

Hi there,

I own an '90 Laser RS NT and i live in Holland (small european country next to Germany).

(don't mind my english)

When i pulled down my parkbrake last week, the BRAKE light (the red led) stayed on for about 20 minutes. The car did drive normal.

It had been freezing the night before so i guessed that was te problem.

The day after when i parked my car in the evening i did not put it on the parkbrake, but when i left the morning after, the BRAKE light was still on again, and the car wasn't on the parkbrake that night.

It stayed on for about 15 minutes en then it went off.

There is no Plymouth/Chrysler dealer around (in whole holland) so i can't go there, i shortly went to this all american car dealer but he didn't know what it was and it would take him serveral days to check it out.

Does anyone here know's why my BRAKE led stays on in the morning (it only happend in de morning, not e.a. after work when the car was on the parking there for several hours).

Thanks in advance,

Karim
Holland (the Netherlands)

 

[Doug99RS]

Take the brake resevior filler cap off and check the level, also check the cap. Chances are it's not the parking brake lever that is causing the light to stay on. It is probably the float being too low in the resevior. Either because the fluid level is low or the rubber from the cap is ballooned out forcing it down. Let me dig for pics.
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http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25902&highlight=brake+light
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[Laser-man]

it might just be the sensor sticking, there is one at the botom of the e-brake lever, mine did the same thing.

 

[1990laserrsred]

hey guys thanks for the tip
my brake light wouldn't go off so i thought it was the wiring or the parking brake switch, i took apart my entire console and still couldn't find the problem- i went to search and this post was awesome, now more annoying brake light when i'm driving, it seems so simple now to check the brake fluid resovoir.
thanks again dsmers
nic

 

[Tomeek]

sweet, i was almost lost, thanks for having this problems alreaddy (3 years later)

 

[TSIanger]

Be sure to keep an eye on the level of your brake fluid over the next few days/weeks. Make sure you have no leaks, or else it will suck. My brake light came on one day, and I didn't even think about it, a few days later I lost all brake pressure and basically totalled my DSM by rear-ending someone. NOT FUN. I had a bad leak in the master cylinder and lines.
brian

 

[Tomeek]

damn
thx for the advise man,i will check it
and sorry about your accident