Handbreak warning light(and sound)

Gaming Warrior · #1 03-04-2008, 12:54 PM

I need a some help.
A couple of days ago when i took my hand break off the light stayed on i put the hand break on and off again and all was fine but now its gotten a hell of a lot worse now in the middle of driving the light comes on and i get the annoying hand break on beep and light. Is there an easy fix for this?

Swordsy · #2 03-04-2008, 01:15 PM

probally the switch jamming up. check that out.

Gaming Warrior · #3 03-04-2008, 03:59 PM

? I'm clueless, your gonna have to give info on how to check these things aswell

BTW my dad seems to think it may have something to do with me putting the hand break on to tight which i find it interesting him telling me that now as when i was on my L's(3 months back) he would bitch at me for not putting hard enough.

s_ikari2015 · #4 03-04-2008, 04:35 PM

definitely sounds like the switch might need adjusting. Usually the only other thing is low brake fluid pressure which will also set that alarm/light off. You can rule that out though if the brake pedal isn't spongy and it doesn't take a whole lot of pedal movement to get the brakes working.

I'd say, if your brakes are functioning normally, only just needing to touch the pedal, and the brake fluid level is fine then it would be a dodgy switch under the hand brake lever. Easiest solution is take it to Holden.

Gaming Warrior · #5 03-04-2008, 05:12 PM

I think i found the problem, i just looked under the hand break cover and found 20c

I'll go for a drive a bit later see if it did the job but i couldn't get it to mess up in the drive way.

accentstencil · #6 03-04-2008, 05:57 PM

That was a cheap fix and you gained 20 cents.