Parking Brake light from hell!

[Black99GST]

ok, so my parking brake light wont turn off, so i screwed with it for a little, and still didnt turn off, so i drove the car home with the ANNOYING red light starring me in the face the whole way! Once I got here, I pulled apart the center consol, thinking it was something stuck in the switch, nothings stuck, tried unplugging it and still on, then tried to use a jumper and ground it to as much shit as possible, and it STILL stayed on! WTF?

[vanilla gorilla]

I guess the sensor has shit the bed. Mine does the same thing, but it doesnt stay on all the time...it comes and goes. I got used to it.

[Black99GST]

??? what do you mean? what do i need to replace?

[gthompson97]

The parking break switch sensor. It should be somewhere in the center console.

[JoeShmoe]

That sucsk ass, but yeah the swith should like a nipple at very base of where the parking starts to angle up. Looks like a trip to the junkyard.

[Black99GST]

is their a way to test to make sure its not something else? because i mean just yesterday all day it worked fine! then i went to my girlfriends house and parked their.... and last night the light was on.... so i mean, it just happened... never stuck before, or flashed... just suddenly ON....

[JoeShmoe]

Does the ebrake have a fuse?

[Black99GST]

dont think so... guess i could take a look...

[david-b]

It's on some fuse, but doesn't have its own.

Try unplugging it, taking out the battery, and then putting the battery back in and see if that keeps the light off. Only other way I can think without replacing to get the light off.

[G.A.S.]

does this vehicals mastercylinder have a float in the resavuar? if so, that turns on the light to let you know your low on fluid.
just a thought

[david-b]

Originally Posted by G.A.S.

does this vehicals mastercylinder have a float in the resavuar? if so, that turns on the light to let you know your low on fluid.
just a thought

No it does not.

[gthompson97]

As Kevin always says, an alternator that's shitting the bed will have some freaky effects on the electrical system of the car. I'd check the parking break system first.

[Black99GST]

my alternator is fine... i think, i mean my battery is always fully charger, it always starts right up... just the parking light... played with it for several hours today and i still cant figure it out...

Edit: last night was the first freeze in a LONG time... like 2 years... could this have been a factor?

[vanilla gorilla]

Its an old car....sensors and stuff are going to start going bad on a regular basis.

[JoeShmoe]

Well I guess just check your alternator first. I f we can rule that thing out it makes things not as difficult. If after doing that and finding out my alt was good i would go to the junkyard and get another switch.