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From: Tomes on 30 Sep 2009 12:26 Hi folks, 98 Sienna 200K miles. Brake light comes on and the brakes work 'fine'. Where to start? Do brakes have codes on the regular code reader? Thanks, Tomes
From: Ray O on 30 Sep 2009 12:51 "Tomes" <Tomes(a)ask.me> wrote in message news:ha012a$5cb$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Hi folks, > 98 Sienna 200K miles. > Brake light comes on and the brakes work 'fine'. > > Where to start? Do brakes have codes on the regular code reader? > > Thanks, > Tomes Start by 1) checking to make sure that the parking brake is off all the way. 2) looking at the brake fluid level in the brake fluid reservoir. If the brake fluid level is low or near the "min" mark, the brake linings are probably worn and should be inspected and changed if necessary. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Ray O on 30 Sep 2009 14:27 "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ha03q6$26j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message > news:ha02r2$pb6$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:ha028p$k34$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> The BRAKE light on the dashboard? >>> >>> That would indicate low fluid in the reservior. >> >> Or a parking brake leverl or pedal that is not fully disengaged. >> > > On all of my cars, the parking brake warning is a different light, and in > all cases it actually says that it is warning about the status of the > parking brake. The OP has a Toyota, not a BMW, Jeep, or F 150 so he is probably better served with advice pertaining to a Toyota than to other vehicles. > > My Jeep used the same light for both warnings, but I think that they use a > separate light to warn of brake system problems and driving wasy with the > parking brake set. Seems that if the same light was used, AND the parking > brake was giving a drive a problem that the driver elected to ignore after > discovering the parking brakes really were not on even though the light > was saying it was, THEN the brake system developed a malfunction but there > was no light to indicate the condition, then the light with two jobs would > be ignored while the second job was screaming, DANGER, Will Robinson, > DANGFER. > The Toyota system is KISS simple. If the brake warning light has not extinguished after the car starts, check the parking brake to see if it is disengaged. If the parking brake is disengaged and the light is still on, then check the braking system. A quick check of the owner's manual explains what to check if the light is illuminated. The warning system is also KISS simple. There is a switch on the parking brake lever or pedal that closes the circuit to illuminate the warning light if the lever is pulled up or the pedal depressed, and for a low fluid level, there is a float switch in the brake fluid reservoir cap. If the fluid level is low, the float drops, and the switch attached to the float closes a circuit and illuminates the light. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Jeffutz on 30 Sep 2009 22:16 On Sep 30, 12:26 pm, Tomes <To...(a)ask.me> wrote: > Hi folks, > 98 Sienna 200K miles. > Brake light comes on and the brakes work 'fine'. > > Where to start? Do brakes have codes on the regular code reader? > > Thanks, > Tomes Which brake light? THe ones in the back of the car or the warning light on the dash?
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