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The brake light has been intermittently on and off for about 2 weeks (as I was driving). Lately, the on time has been nearly all the time. However, it is temperature sensitive -- on when air temperature cold, off when it warmed up to about 70. I wasn't too worried since I had had a similar problem on my Jeep once and that turned out the the problem was the switch on the hand brake. However, the brake light on the Tbird is more scientific--it also senses if something is going wrong with your brakes. Took it in for a check and found that there was leak in one of the rear calipers. Yikes! So FESTBRD is resting at Sunnyvale Ford tonight, waiting for the parts to come.
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Frank
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Hey Frank, Thanks for that heads up. This good to know stuff.
Here's hoping your Bird is back together & out on the road very quickly.Mike
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Had the brake light go on in my Pontiac GTP yep it need rear shoes.Four pair of front to one rear.sigpicComment
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Just about ever since front disk brakes came in to play, it's been at keast 2 front sets to one set of rear. Do you have rear disks or drums on the GTP?Originally posted by Ediron View Post
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Just a catch up. After the rear caliper was fixed, they decided the brake peddle was too mushy--soooo, they are putting in a new master cylinder. This time they reminded me that the extended warranty policy allows for a rental. Hope they can get the part, fix the car and get it back to me tomorrow. Too much to do this weekend to be worrying it.Frank
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James the GTP had disc all around.I went through so many sets of front breaks I can't count.If you got 8K-10K on them you were lucky.One of the main reasons I traded it in as side from being a snow plow in N.Y.
The spoiler was only 3" above the ground and when it snow you just didn't use it.Bought a new Bronco in 96 more practical for me.
P.S. Gm had a class action against them for the brakes .I received the notice in 2000 and you need all you bills.Last edited by Ediron; Mar 27, 2009, 10:43 AM.sigpicComment
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