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09 370z brake light turns on

Most of the time when I punch it the brake light comes on for a few seconds what could it be is this bad ?

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Old 03-26-2013, 08:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Most of the time when I punch it the brake light comes on for a few seconds what could it be is this bad ?
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It may just be the brake fluid maybe a tad low

Make sure it's topped off
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My brakes need to be changed but I know that it can't be going off cuz of that or can it ? Ill be sure to check it out.
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Would you know if I need to do a trans flush on my Z with only 36k
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Yes. It's common. If you're brake fluid isn't literally filled to the top this can happen. Real finicky.


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