E-brake light on dash flickers on and...

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Author Message   Daniel Covaciu (Danielcovaciu) Member Username: Danielcovaciu Post Number: 96 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 08:21 pm:    The red indicator light in the instrument cluster flikers on and off even though my e-brake is not set. Happens alot when I take turns or go over bumps. Is there a sensor somewhere that I should check? This is a 98 Disco I. Thanks, Dan   Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 108 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 08:30 pm:    I have a D-90 so I am not sure if this will be the same for you.... I was having the same symptoms and all I needed was to add some brake fluid I have not seen the light come on since. check your brake fluid resevior hopefully this will help. If that dont do it then I dont know..   Shawn McKenzie (Shawn) Member Username: Shawn Post Number: 59 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 08:54 pm:    Phillip is correct. The E-brake light is also your brake fluid level idiot light. My D1 had the exact same problem and topping up the brake fluid fixed it.   Daniel Covaciu (Danielcovaciu) Member Username: Danielcovaciu Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 09:25 pm:    Thanks guys, I'll check the brake fluid first thing. Dan   Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 109 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 10:21 pm:    on a lighter note.... how would the trucks be losing thier brake fluid overtime.. I wonder if this should be a concern in the long run. I expect the thing to leak but the brakes do concern me a little.,   Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 215 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 09:48 am:    the level goes down as your pads wear. rd   john vigg (Johnvigg) Member Username: Johnvigg Post Number: 44 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 12:10 am:    i had this same problem, the wire that was held onto the switch for the e-brake was coroded just enough to cause it to loose its connection   Matthew E. Seems (Mattd1) New Member Username: Mattd1 Post Number: 12 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, April 11, 2003 - 12:38 pm:    Correct me if I am wrong, I thought that as the pads wear, the pistons move farther out. If you were to add fluid, would pushing the piston back in when you get new pads cause the resevoir to overflow? matt   Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 332 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Friday, April 11, 2003 - 03:11 pm:    Mine did it for about a year. I learned to live with it, then it suddenly didn't do it any more. Hasn't for over a year now.