Honda Car Forum

On 1/17/06 8:59 AM, in article
1137509995.035128.121650@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups. com, "bella"
<positivethought1@gmail.com> wrote:

>> What? No car I have ever personally encountered had its hood open by
>> anything other than a lever and a cable. Then you have to raise it by hand.
>> Some hoods do have gas struts like a rear hatch, which would tend to help
>> you raise it.
>> You must be used to higher-end (or large older) American cars.
>
>
> Haha, yes - I was driving a 1999 Ford Taurus. I pressed a button, the
> hood popped open. I lifted it up so slightly, and it would ease up the
> rest of the way by itself and then stay open till I shut it. Even the
> shut process was very smooth. That's just what I was used to.
>
>
> Anyway, an update:
>
> The fogging has gone away. I think indeed it was caused by the shampoo
> job.
>
> However, the BRAKE light problem still perplexes me.
> As I wrote originally, the problem started yesterday morning. It
> stayed on for approximately a third of my drive to work (15 minutes or
> so, it was on). It didnt go on again in the evening when I drove home
> from work and I thought all was solved.
>
> But this morning, it was on Again! As soon as I started the car. This
> time it went off after about 7 minutes. Then did not go on again for
> the rest of the drive to work.
>
> In both cases, it's been parked outside in the cold weather.
>
> I am bringing it to the dealership tomorrow afternoon to have a second
> look at it.
> But in your opinion, is it possible at all that this is a cold-weather
> sensor thing? I would think if it was really a brake problem, it would
> have stayed on longer, and more frequently. And plus, the car wouldnt
> have passed inspection the day before!
>
> What do you think?
>

The light does double duty - it indicates low fluid in the reservoir and
also indicates the parking brake is on. If your parking brake is not
properly adjusted, the light will sometimes come on because the handle
doesn't go all the way down when released.

How many clicks does it take to set the parking brake firmly enough to hold
the car in place (it should be about 5)?