Thread: Problem with E-Brake light and possible mechanical failure?

I have a '94 LE with a stock GA16DE. For a while I was running with a bad alternator, which the voltage regulator dipped to voltage to ~11v. The car ran, but the e-brake light was on, from what I thought to be electrical malfunction from the low voltage.

When the alternator finally died on me, my battery light came on too (obviously, battery was dying since there was no juice from the alternator). I got a new alternator, fired it up, and ran great. E-Brake light and battery light turned off. Car ran great.

For a few weeks... then all of a sudden my E-Brake light came on again. The alternator's working fine... checked voltages multiple times and it's doing it's job perfectly. What else could cause the light to come on?

The other day at work my car decided to just stall on me at a red light. It didn't stall necessarily... just, turned off. The check engine light came on and the car died, right there. Pushed it into the parking lot next to me, parked it, then turned the key just to try... and it started right up! Anybody have any idea what could've caused that?

Loose ground and/or bad cable?

For the brake light try adding some brake fluid to see if it goes away. Mine just came on yesterday and my fluid was low so i added more fluid and it went away.

i have had what redline said happen an the light did go off... but then i've ran that fucker dry before from a leaking copper washer an the light didnt come on..

additionally you can just take the console off and adjust the e-brake cable and the button if need be.. mine is bent an i did my best to fix it but after a few months it came back on.. but im used to it now so no biggy