Foot brake alarm not turning off
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Foot brake alarm not turning off
Hi, I have a 1998 GS300.
I have ran into a problem that I’ve never experienced before.
When I start the car, the handbrake light will stay on even during drive and worst of all there’ll be a continuous, high pitch ringing. Mind you the handbrake is fully disengaged. The only time it’ll stop the continuous ringing is once the handbrake light is off which will randomly turn off and on? I’m not sure how to fix this problem.
Is this a sign to change the brake pads or bleed the brakes or do anything with the brakes?
I attached a video of me disengaging the foot brake and it’s cut out (of the video) but I put it in drive and it still doesn’t go away!
Located in NSW, thank you for reading!
I have ran into a problem that I’ve never experienced before.
When I start the car, the handbrake light will stay on even during drive and worst of all there’ll be a continuous, high pitch ringing. Mind you the handbrake is fully disengaged. The only time it’ll stop the continuous ringing is once the handbrake light is off which will randomly turn off and on? I’m not sure how to fix this problem.
Is this a sign to change the brake pads or bleed the brakes or do anything with the brakes?
I attached a video of me disengaging the foot brake and it’s cut out (of the video) but I put it in drive and it still doesn’t go away!
Located in NSW, thank you for reading!
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From my 2002 US GS300 owner's manual:
When the hydraulic brake booster fails ...
If the hydraulic booster causes a problem resulting in poor
braking performance, the warning light comes on and buzzer
sounds continuously.
If the handbrake is on, the light will come on, but there's no warning sound. Sounds like it might be a brake booster issue.
Bear in mind this is a US model. YMMV.
When the hydraulic brake booster fails ...
If the hydraulic booster causes a problem resulting in poor
braking performance, the warning light comes on and buzzer
sounds continuously.
If the handbrake is on, the light will come on, but there's no warning sound. Sounds like it might be a brake booster issue.
Bear in mind this is a US model. YMMV.
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