random dash lights

astina_gt_nz · 07-03-2008, 02:24 PM

hey all .. my handbreak light is goin off randomly .. the handbreak can be right down and sometimes the light for the handbreak comes on .. usually when im going around a corner fast or spinnin the tires hard ... anyone had this problem before?

karamello · 07-03-2008, 02:38 PM

those examples sound like scenarios when you WOULD use the handbrake haha

sounds like some wiring problems?

marcs_sp20 · 07-03-2008, 02:41 PM

Check to see if the wires to the handbrake are intact, could be that they are coming into contact with something else, or it could be the above suggestion

Rupewrecht · 07-03-2008, 02:45 PM

I think it might be a 'brake fluid low' issue

Dogo · 07-03-2008, 03:23 PM

agree with above. That light will come on when the brake fluid is low.

Make sure you use fresh fluid - you'e not supposed to use brake fluid if the bottle has been opened before because of its reaction to air.

phly · 07-03-2008, 04:38 PM

I used to have a nissan exa with the same problem and yeah it was cuz of what rupe and dogo are saying. My brake fluid bottle was leaking a little somewhere so I had to top it up every so often causing the brake fluid to become dirty I guess. The mechanic told me the floaty thing in the brake fluid bottle doesnt float correctly causing the light to go on and off at random times.

FLiP · 07-05-2008, 04:44 PM

lol... might not be so technical...

this happened to a mate... after taking some of the trim off he found there was a 20c piece stuck near the sensor!

DarkMaTTer · 07-05-2008, 06:38 PM

Yeah I had this happen to me as well - turned out to be a bit of aluminium foil from a thing of rolos that I dropped and never found.

07-03-2008, 02:24 PM	#1
astina_gt_nz Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: nz Car: BG Astina gt Posts: 43	random dash lights hey all .. my handbreak light is goin off randomly .. the handbreak can be right down and sometimes the light for the handbreak comes on .. usually when im going around a corner fast or spinnin the tires hard ... anyone had this problem before?

07-03-2008, 02:38 PM	#2
karamello Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Car: Mazda 323 Astina BG Posts: 658 View Photos By: karamello	those examples sound like scenarios when you WOULD use the handbrake haha sounds like some wiring problems? __________________ Readers Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=556

07-03-2008, 02:41 PM	#3
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	Check to see if the wires to the handbrake are intact, could be that they are coming into contact with something else, or it could be the above suggestion __________________

07-03-2008, 02:45 PM	#4
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	I think it might be a 'brake fluid low' issue __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

07-03-2008, 03:23 PM	#5
Dogo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Melb, Aus Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant Posts: 3,459 View Photos By: Dogo	agree with above. That light will come on when the brake fluid is low. Make sure you use fresh fluid - you'e not supposed to use brake fluid if the bottle has been opened before because of its reaction to air. __________________ [ Turbo BA ] see my readers ride

07-03-2008, 04:38 PM	#6
phly AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 97 BA Astina Hatchback Posts: 384 View Photos By: phly	I used to have a nissan exa with the same problem and yeah it was cuz of what rupe and dogo are saying. My brake fluid bottle was leaking a little somewhere so I had to top it up every so often causing the brake fluid to become dirty I guess. The mechanic told me the floaty thing in the brake fluid bottle doesnt float correctly causing the light to go on and off at random times.

07-05-2008, 04:44 PM	#7
FLiP Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Parramatta, NSW Car: 2005 Polo GTi Posts: 198 View Photos By: FLiP	lol... might not be so technical... this happened to a mate... after taking some of the trim off he found there was a 20c piece stuck near the sensor!

07-05-2008, 06:38 PM	#8
DarkMaTTer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney Car: Astina Posts: 124	Yeah I had this happen to me as well - turned out to be a bit of aluminium foil from a thing of rolos that I dropped and never found.