Emergency brake indicator malfunction

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by ThetaSigma99, Mar 7, 2005.

  1. ThetaSigma99

    ThetaSigma99 Junior Member

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    My Prius is just over a month old, and, unfortunately, I've just encountered my first problem with it. :-( When I release the emergency brake (the pedal), the BRAKE light no longer goes off. If I jiggle the pedal a bit, the light goes off and then comes back on. :-( I'm going to bring it in in a week to be fixed. Aww.... Poor Prius.
     
    #1 ThetaSigma99, Mar 7, 2005
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    The master cylinder level being low would also turn on the light. BUt if it is a new Prius(had for a month?)all the fluids should have been checked during Pre Delivery. Maybe take a peak at that, :wink:
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rick57\";p=\"70200)</div>
    Thanks. Yeah, it is a new 2005 Prius which I got at the end of January. I'll see what they say when I bring it in in a week. If the master cylinder level were low, would jiggling the emergency brake pedal really affect whether the light was on or off? If I pull the emergency brake pedal towards me with my hand, it goes off, but then it comes back on. It's as if it hasn't fully released-- as if it has a teeny bit more to go. The brake itself is not engaged, but the pedal is apparently not quite coming into contact with whatever it is that deactivates the brake indicator.
     
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    Yes it does sound like it is connected with the e-brake. Maybe out of adjustment or switch is loose :roll: That should have been checked also in the pre Delivery. Or maybe it is just a coincidence?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rick57\";p=\"70215)</div>
    Or it could be that the e-brake pedal gets mighty slippery in winter... ;-)
     
    #5 ThetaSigma99, Mar 7, 2005
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