my brake light in dashboard is on?

Question

I have a 2001 ford Focus. I noticed that the brake light on my dashboard was on. I opened up th hood and added brake fluid. Problem solved but for only 2 weeks and the light came back. I opened up the hood again and noticed brake fluid was low. It looks that my brakes are good but how can I check?

Answer 1

look on the inside of the tires for leaking brake fluid that could be from leaking wheel cylinder or caliper also look on the inside firewall above your brake pedal to see if any fluid is leaking into the car, that would be a bad master cylinder, if you can jack the car up look at all the brake lines for leaks.

Answer 2

Low brake fluid.
Front brake pads are due for replacement.

DON'T ADD BRAKE FLUID!

The brake master cylinder is designed to hold just the right amount of brake fluid for your brake system.
There are two things to note.

1) As the brake pads wear out, the calipers piston has to move farther out to press on the brake pads. As the piston moves farther out, the area behind the piston becomes filled with more fluid from the master cylinder, and the level of fluid in the master cylinder goes down.

When the fluid level in the master cylinder gets too low, a light should come on indicating that your brake fluid is low.
That does NOT mean you need to add brake fluid. It means your brake pads are VERY close to being worn out.

2) If you add brake fluid today, and have your brakes done tomorrow, when the mechanic compresses the caliper piston ALL the excess brake fluid is going to spill out of the master cylinder all over the engine compartment and make a huge mess. Not to mention ruining your car.

Just a note: Brake fluid does not evaporate. So, unless you have a leak, NEVER add brake fluid.

Have your brakes serviced.

Answer 3

Hey GD Nothing wrong with adding more brake fluid to the MC when the light goes on. In fact if you didn't you would lose your brakes and not be able to stop!!!! You are, of course, leaking brake fluid. Its not leaking terribly fast since you get 2 weeks before the light goes on. But, you should get it fixed ASAP! Or one of these days you might be going down a big hill and find your brake pedal goes to the floor when you step on it. This can cause heart failure.

Answer 4

It sounds like you have a leak. The most common place for a leak is on the wheel cylinders on rear drum brakes. Pull the brake drums off and see if the brakes are wet.

Answer 5

you have used an excellent little bit of the brakes from the front pads, hence the pots are further in, using extra fluid. decide for the gentle back on? Brake stressful. it will suck the remainder fluid out of the reserviour and holiday the gentle. permit off the brake or permit the motor vehicle come to a end> gentle out. 'reason the gentle is slaved to the fluid point interior the tank. Have somebody who is familiar with how examine your brake pads interior the front. (you're able to not in all probability have used up the rears on a '08) in the event that they are actually not low then positioned some extra fluid interior the res. you mustn't could upload fluid to a brake device in step with time, it particularly is in step with pad positioned on. some automobiles in no way decide for it, one in all mine I could upload fluid as quickly as according to set of pads, at midway wiped out, then as quickly as I positioned on new pads i will overflow the brake res pushing the fluid back from the corners! good success!

Answer 6

the sensor is probably bad, the one on the master cylinder. I believe these sensors leak and have been recalled. See if you see any fluid around master cylinder. If not check behind all wheels, on the back especially.

Answer 7

Take it to a shop and have it checked for a brake system leak.

Answer 8

sounds like you got a leak somewhere.a line, wheel cylinder , or maybe a brake hose, or it could be the master cylinder.

Answer 9

your leaking fluid somewere