Ok-Caterpillar8705@alien.topB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

Brake light always on in 89 firebird

Ok-Caterpillar8705@alien.topB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

I had driven the car for maybe an hour or so and then didn’t drive it for 4 or so days, today I started backing out of my driveway and when I pushed the brake to go into drive it made a click sound at the pedal, then the light turned on and the brakes stop just as fast however I have to push the pedal further down to make them engage, whats the issue? I was also a little risky and drove it for roughly 2 hours after the light turned on

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Check the brake pedal sensor. They are cheap plastic and can be pushed too far away or it’s broken.

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