'Brake Lamp' light on Honda Accord
Ashuraj Sirohi
The other day after starting the car and shifting into gear (5 sp auto), the
'Brake Lamp' light came ON after pressing the brake. Moreover at PARK, pumping
the brake pedal makes the RPM oscillate.
I checked the brake fluid level and it seems to be FULL. BTW the light comes
ON only when the brake pedal is pressed to shift into Drive or Reverse.
Can someone give me a clue as to what other things I need to look at ?
The car is 87 Accord Lxi with 84K miles.
Thanks.
-ashu
Wes Fujii
: The other day after starting the car and shifting into gear (5 sp auto), the
: 'Brake Lamp' light came ON after pressing the brake. Moreover at PARK, pumping
: the brake pedal makes the RPM oscillate.
: I checked the brake fluid level and it seems to be FULL. BTW the light comes
: ON only when the brake pedal is pressed to shift into Drive or Reverse.
Possibly a vacuum leak in the power brake booster...
Wes Fujii
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Ashuraj Sirohi
: In article <3gqr2o$9...@mojo.eng.umd.edu>,
: asi...@glue.umd.edu (Ashuraj Sirohi) wrote:
: > I checked the brake fluid level and it seems to be FULL. BTW the light comes
: > ON only when the brake pedal is pressed to shift into Drive or Reverse.
: Check for a burned out brake lamp (tail lamp). I think that is what
: the "Brake Lamp" light is telling you.
The tail lamp seems to be ok because the light does not come ON by pressing
the brake pedal once only, sometimes it may take a couple of presses. Moreover
the brake 'red' lamps at the back seem to work well and fully coordinated.
(i.e. light only when the pedal is depressed)
Thanks.
-ashu
Michael M. Knox
> The other day after starting the car and shifting into gear (5 sp auto), the
> 'Brake Lamp' light came ON after pressing the brake. Moreover at PARK, pumping
> the brake pedal makes the RPM oscillate.
5 speed auto? Pumping the brakes will cause the idle to fluctuate. This
is "normal". Power brakes use engine vacuum and when you pump them at
idle, you rob the engine of some vacuum.
> I checked the brake fluid level and it seems to be FULL. BTW the light comes
> ON only when the brake pedal is pressed to shift into Drive or Reverse.
Check for a burned out brake lamp (tail lamp). I think that is what
the "Brake Lamp" light is telling you.
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Michael M. Knox
asi...@glue.umd.edu (Ashuraj Sirohi) wrote:
> : Check for a burned out brake lamp (tail lamp). I think that is what
> : the "Brake Lamp" light is telling you.
> The tail lamp seems to be ok because the light does not come ON by pressing
> the brake pedal once only, sometimes it may take a couple of presses. Moreover
> the brake 'red' lamps at the back seem to work well and fully coordinated.
> (i.e. light only when the pedal is depressed)
Hmmm... I would think that an indicator on your dash that says
"Brake Lamp" would indeed indicate a defective brake lamp. This
could be a burned out bulb or wiring problem. If I recall, my 1978
Accord had one of these indicators on the dash and that is what it was
for.
Are *all* of the brake lamps coming on when the pedal is pushed? (You
may need someone to help you check; one in the car, one at the rear).
Some cars have more than one bulb on each side.
Since it's intermittent, it may be a loose connection at one of the
bulbs.
Just my thoughts...
Ashuraj Sirohi
: Are *all* of the brake lamps coming on when the pedal is pushed? (You
: may need someone to help you check; one in the car, one at the rear).
: Some cars have more than one bulb on each side.
: Since it's intermittent, it may be a loose connection at one of the
: bulbs.
: Just my thoughts...
Thanks Mike. It seems that there are about 4 lamps of which one of them
doesn't work (or works intermittently), could be loose connection. It was
pointed out by another poster too.
>From: Miles Morgan <mmo...@freek.uoregon.edu>
>To: asi...@glue.umd.edu
>Subject: Re: 'Brake Lamp' light on Honda Accord
>Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
>I had a similar problem with my '83 Accord. It turned out to be a periodic
>short in one of the four brake lamps. After taking them all out and putting
>them back in it stopped doing it. You could also have a faulty diagnostic,
>but I would check for a short first. It can be really frustrating, especially
>if it's periodic, but it could save you from spending money for nothing.
>Good luck. -Miles
Thanks everyone.
-ashu
Supatsorn Tantikit
Have you checked your taillight when you press the brake pedal yet?
If you have not checked yet, you will find out your problem with damage
bulb or even malfunction with socket.
The damaged bulb, you have just altered the new one.
The malfunction socket, you should sand on the both poles to clean out dirty.
Any more problem, you are more than welcomed.
POO
ralph medellin
: Hi,
: Thanks.
: -ashu
Try having someone depress the brake pedal while you check the brake
lights. Replace the faulty one the lamp should stay off.