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Does anyone have any ideas why the red brake warning lite on my 2001 Accord
4 cyl. comes on intermittantly, fluid level is good, handbrake is off( auto
tranny but I activate the brake monthly). Usually appears after car has sat
overnight and clears after 10 k.m.'s, brakes and ABS working fine, any help
appreciated.

scapa wrote:
> Does anyone have any ideas why the red brake warning lite on my 2001 Accord
> 4 cyl. comes on intermittantly, fluid level is good,

make sure its completely full. how many miles? front pads ever changed?

"scapa" <scapa@mts.net> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any ideas why the red brake warning lite on my 2001
Accord
> 4 cyl. comes on intermittantly, fluid level is good, handbrake is off(
auto
> tranny but I activate the brake monthly). Usually appears after car has
sat
> overnight and clears after 10 k.m.'s, brakes and ABS working fine, any
help
> appreciated.
>
>
The same problem occurred on my 01 Prelude. It was the float and
apparently there is a TSB on it. I imagine it would be the same for the
Accord.

"TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in news:IXK5f.7265$OM4.4418@dukeread06:

>
> "scapa" <scapa@mts.net> wrote in message
> news:HID5f.3353$lb7.39885@news1.mts.net...
>> Does anyone have any ideas why the red brake warning lite on my 2001
> Accord
>> 4 cyl. comes on intermittantly, fluid level is good, handbrake is off(
> auto
>> tranny but I activate the brake monthly). Usually appears after car has
> sat
>> overnight and clears after 10 k.m.'s, brakes and ABS working fine, any
> help
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
> The same problem occurred on my 01 Prelude. It was the float and
> apparently there is a TSB on it. I imagine it would be the same for the
> Accord.
>
>



There is indeed.

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x03-078e.pdf

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"scapa" <scapa@mts.net> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any ideas why the red brake warning lite on my 2001
> Accord 4 cyl. comes on intermittantly, fluid level is good, handbrake is
> off( auto tranny but I activate the brake monthly). Usually appears after
> car has sat overnight and clears after 10 k.m.'s, brakes and ABS working
> fine, any help appreciated.

You only stop your car was a month? Every time the car is stopped or parked,
the hand brake should be applied.