# 2004 Hyundai XG350 - Did son break brakes?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797 "2019-08-30T16:46:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cheryl17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Cheryl17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cheryl17)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797/1 "2019-08-30T16:46:20Z")

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Our son did all brakes including e-brake. Bled brakes. Dash brake light stays on. Brakes work great. What’s wrong

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797/2 "2019-08-30T16:50:12Z")

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Your son did something incorrectly.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797/3 "2019-08-30T17:34:56Z")

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There is a switch for your parking brake that activates the dash brake light. Make sure that is adjusted correctly. If the adjustment turns the light off that’s good. Otherwise no vehicle should be driven with a red brake light on in the dash.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797/4 "2019-08-30T17:43:55Z")

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Is the parking brake engaged?

Tester

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797/5 "2019-08-30T18:15:59Z")

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Fluid. On some vehicles the brake light is dual use. It’ll illuminate if the fluid is low.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-xg350-did-son-break-brakes/147797/6 "2019-08-30T20:48:39Z")

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Another possibility: take the cap off the master cylinder. You’ll see a float underneath it - that’s the brake fluid level sensor. Sometimes it gets stuck on its shaft because of gunk, and then it stays down even though fluid is trying to push it up. Work it up and down a few times and see if the light goes away.