Hand brake lights comes on and off in normal driving?

[beatjunkie]

My mates got a 1.4 clio mk1 and he keeps complaining that the handbrake light keeps coming on and off whilst driving, what could that be a switch maybe?

Ryan

 

[Da]

Could be switch yeah, but I'd also be checking fluid level and pad wear

 

[V1NNY]

mine did this when the brake fluid was low, turned ot one of the hoses was burst lol

 

[brisa4984]

yeah had this twice and pads needed changing on both occasions..

just indicated i needed new pads

 

[Josh@Renparts]

not sure on mk1's if they have pad wear sensors or if they have the same warnings for brake fluid, get him to check that first... if not just get him to take the handbrake surround off and check the copper contact. The setup is very simple, it may just be a case of bending the copper contact a little to stop it connecting when the handbrake is in the released position.

 

[beatjunkie]

So very high chance of new rear shoes?ill have a look at his fluid and the copper contact underneath the surround cheers lads, nice one

Ryan

 

[lemonnobby]

It has a sensors for pads for there not broken and shorting out on suspension strut causing the light to come on it has a brake fluid indicator as well.

 

[beatjunkie]

It has a sensors for pads for there not broken and shorting out on suspension strut causing the light to come on

sorry mate can you go into more detail about that not understanding it?

where is the handbrake switch aswell?

cheers

 

[lemonnobby]

There is a wire runing to the brake pad sensor, sometimes on both sides on the front only the wires break and earth out to metal i.e. the strut or car body and makes the light come on as this is what it does when the pad gets low it earths out to complete the circuit.

Handbrake switch is at the back of the handbrake lever its just one spade connector

 

[gazbenger]

check the brake fluid because in my mk2 that was the problem when this happened...but in my mk1 a few lights including the handbrake light came on and i had no oil lol

 

[beatjunkie]

topped his brake fluid up seems fine now!cheers lads, wait until the commute tomo then he'll probly moan!