e-brake light comes on

[bluehawaiianford]

hi i was just wondering, my emergency break light stays on when the emergency brake is not engaged. what could be the problem? by the way the truck is a 99 xlt supercab 4x4 with the 4.0 in it.

 

[sean9721]

Try pulling the pedal back. There may be slack in it causing it not to come back all the way. My mom's Blazer had this problem.

 

[Earl43P]

Check the brake fluid level.

If it's low enough to trip the light, you either have a leak or need new brake pads/shoes.

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml

See Myth #6 at the bottom.

You could also have a bad PB switch. There is one wire going to it. Disconnect that wire = no light from the PB assembly.

 

[oldjohnny]

Check the brake fluid level.

If it's low enough to trip the light, you either have a leak or need new brake pads/shoes.

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml

See Myth #6 at the bottom.

You could also have a bad PB switch. There is one wire going to it. Disconnect that wire = no light from the PB assembly.

Same thing happened to me. I never check the brake fluid, so one day, my Brake Light would stay on. I added brake fluid and bingo.