Battery and Brake Indicator are both on when I drive ?!?!
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Battery and Brake Indicator are both on when I drive ?!?!
Hello everyone..Well my Leggy is acting up..I finally got my alternator running...bought a new one installed it..car is great..however about two days ago both my brake and battery indicator are on, they are not lit that well, however if I step on brake, then they become more well-lit. Is this a sensor in my car? or could it really be my brakes and battery? My brakes give me no indication of a prob when I am driving, I am leaning toward a sensor problem. I have a 2001 Leganza CDX with 41, 000 miles on it..Anyone have this problem? Thanks for your help and effort
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Re: Battery and Brake Indicator are both on when I drive ?!?
Have you checked your brake fluid level??? Check it, and if it's too low, add more and the sensor will clear the light.Merocks wrote:Hello everyone..Well my Leggy is acting up..I finally got my alternator running...bought a new one installed it..car is great..however about two days ago both my brake and battery indicator are on, they are not lit that well, however if I step on brake, then they become more well-lit. Is this a sensor in my car? or could it really be my brakes and battery? My brakes give me no indication of a prob when I am driving, I am leaning toward a sensor problem. I have a 2001 Leganza CDX with 41, 000 miles on it..Anyone have this problem? Thanks for your help and effort
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Re: Battery and Brake Indicator are both on when I drive ?!?
If your brake fluid is low and you don't have a leak, that means you need brake pads.AcingTeam wrote: Have you checked your brake fluid level??? Check it, and if it's too low, add more and the sensor will clear the light.
As for the battery, it may need to be replaced if you ran with a bad alternator for too long. Constantly draining on the battery due to poor charging system will greatly shorten the life of a battery.
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guys i have other idea here... Merocks said the indicators are not lit that well so it migt be some screwup in the wiring or so rather than a real brakes\battery problem.
anyways it is east to make sure of that:
Battery check: turn on you high beams and start the engine... a healthy battery can do the job easly.
or press the horn and start the engine... if the horn tone changes dramatically then the battery is weak.
Brakes check: take off your front wheels and inspect your pads... see if any esbestos left on them.
if both are OK then it is an electrical screw up... look for messed up wires and sockets and stuff like that... especially around where the people that installed your alternator used to work.
MMamdouh
anyways it is east to make sure of that:
Battery check: turn on you high beams and start the engine... a healthy battery can do the job easly.
or press the horn and start the engine... if the horn tone changes dramatically then the battery is weak.
Brakes check: take off your front wheels and inspect your pads... see if any esbestos left on them.
if both are OK then it is an electrical screw up... look for messed up wires and sockets and stuff like that... especially around where the people that installed your alternator used to work.
MMamdouh
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Isnt that just for the forenza though?bsharon wrote:I just got something in the mail yesterday with that same problem . The brakelights problem. it is a recal. Suzuki sent me the paperwork, take it back to the daeler.
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Hey guys..
Thanks for all the replies...Just took the battery in, I thought it may have to be that I needed to get a new battery, but nope the indicators are still coming on..will have to take it in for closer inspection.
Merone
Thanks for all the replies...Just took the battery in, I thought it may have to be that I needed to get a new battery, but nope the indicators are still coming on..will have to take it in for closer inspection.
Merone
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I looked into that break recall and it's trigger by pulling up on your brake instead of pushing it down. When you pull the brake up with your foot, which could be done unconsciously, it disengages the wutchamacalit and to make a long story short, you have big problems. I know it's a problem with Forenzas, maybe it's not for yours? But either way....I'm screwed haha
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I have same problem
battery is new and voltage is 14+ when i rev it up, but drops under load....