# Brake light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/19702>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** brakes, lights\
**Created:** [September 17, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/19702 "2008-09-17T21:30:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mariana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@mariana](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mariana)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/19702/1 "2008-09-17T21:30:12Z")

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Hello anybody! My brake light comes on in the morning when I drive on right curves or make a right turn. The brake fluid is fine. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/19702/2 "2008-09-17T22:05:06Z")

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I would drive on the road and not up on the curve, but that is probably not related to your problem. I would double check the brake fluid level. Don’t just look through the plastic, sometimes it is stained and will fool you. Take the cap off and look down in it. You describe a classic symptom of low brake fluid.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light/19702/3 "2008-09-17T22:22:07Z")

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I agree. There’s another thing to check. The parking brake lever or pedal may not be retracting all the way, and the warning light will come on. Do you use the parking brake?