1999 Ford Taurus parking brake light

1999 FORD TAURUS
90,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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COWBOYMIKE123
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I have a 99 taurus. Everytime I brake and accelerate, the parking brake light comes on but will go off when I reach over 45 mph. I know the brake is off, but am not sure why the light is staying on. Why would it be coming on?
Jan 15, 2008 at 9:39 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Check that the brake fluid level is not a bit low, some cars use the park light as the low brake fluid warning, and if the fluid is a bit low the movement of the car may be just enough to trigger the warning light, if the fluid level is ok, re post this info and i will check out the electric circuit for the switch.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jan 15, 2008 at 9:50 AM
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TAURUSWHEEL
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make sure your parking brake pedal is all the way up, sometimes it'll drop a hair turning on the red light.. also the light switch itself is a piece of garbage
Jan 15, 2008 at 6:01 PM
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