brake light under hard accel

Duc_Z09 · 10-27-2015, 09:53 AM

I noticed something weird the other night... If I accelerate extremely aggressively (i.e. near-7k rpm shifts) the red parking brake warning light flashes on briefly. It goes away as soon as I shift or back off.

Thoughts?

JARblue · 10-27-2015, 09:58 AM

Top off your brake fluid. All the way to the max line. It's the brake fluid sloshing in the reservoir.

Another light you might see come on solid or flash briefly for the same reason is the ABLS slip light. They may both come on or just one or the other.

sx moneypit · 10-27-2015, 09:58 AM

Check brake fluid level.Needs to be filled to the top mark.

Duc_Z09 · 10-27-2015, 10:11 AM

Oooh, didn't think of that... thanks! Actually I'm going to check my pads 1st because 90% of the time brake fluid is low it's actually worn/thin pads.

I like this forum.

GZ3 · 10-27-2015, 11:44 AM

yup had the samething happen....hard accel the brake light came on and stayed on until I was done accelerating...then then the traction light came on and stayed on. It was the fluid. As the pads wear the hydraulic pressure goes with the fluid. I just replaced my pads

10-27-2015, 09:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Duc_Z09 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 876 Drives: With the blinker on. Rep Power: 23	brake light under hard accel I noticed something weird the other night... If I accelerate extremely aggressively (i.e. near-7k rpm shifts) the red parking brake warning light flashes on briefly. It goes away as soon as I shift or back off. Thoughts? __________________ 2009 370z #206 (all mods are Home Depot) 2009 Ducati 848 (full Ohlins, Termignoni, etc) 2003 Grand Cherokee (long arms, big tires, 4.56, lockers)

10-27-2015, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Top off your brake fluid. All the way to the max line. It's the brake fluid sloshing in the reservoir. Another light you might see come on solid or flash briefly for the same reason is the ABLS slip light. They may both come on or just one or the other. kenchan, SouthArk370Z, osbornsm and 4 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

10-27-2015, 09:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
sx moneypit Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Memphis,Tn. Age: 67 Posts: 3,341 Drives: 2010 370Z PG 6 spd Rep Power: 2684371	Check brake fluid level.Needs to be filled to the top mark. Duc_Z09, kalkat102 and KapitalZ like this.

10-27-2015, 10:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Duc_Z09 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 876 Drives: With the blinker on. Rep Power: 23	Oooh, didn't think of that... thanks! Actually I'm going to check my pads 1st because 90% of the time brake fluid is low it's actually worn/thin pads. I like this forum. JARblue and KapitalZ like this. __________________ 2009 370z #206 (all mods are Home Depot) 2009 Ducati 848 (full Ohlins, Termignoni, etc) 2003 Grand Cherokee (long arms, big tires, 4.56, lockers)

10-27-2015, 11:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 22	yup had the samething happen....hard accel the brake light came on and stayed on until I was done accelerating...then then the traction light came on and stayed on. It was the fluid. As the pads wear the hydraulic pressure goes with the fluid. I just replaced my pads KapitalZ likes this. __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD

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