Originally posted by Pigeon:
If the light is even flickering at all, you're down on fluid. ....
...It could be because of normal pad wear causing the calipers to be extended more, thus holding more fluid, but I've never had that actually occur on any of my cars.
You should find out why it's low and repair any problems ASAP.
I just experienced this symptom on my '98, i.e., flickering brake light, last week. Sure enough fluid was down (1/2 way between max & min) and front brake pads are in need of replacement.
I just added a small amount of fluid to get the light to stay off but level is still below max. Pads have been bought, hopefully installed in warmer/dryer weather tomorrow or Saturday. First replacements with about 70,000 miles and actually it's only outer pass side that is approaching wear limit, probably due to corroded caliper pin/bushing.
