Parking Brake Light

http://Toyota.autoboardz.com/Frozen-Brakes-Parking-Brake-ftopict205615.html (Frozen Brakes/Parking Brake)
Got in my '04 RX330 this morning and all pressure seemed to be gone from the brakes. They would work if you pushed on them very hard. Parking brake light was also on on the dash, but the parking brake was not engaged. I tried to engage and release it a couple of times but that didn't seem to help...
« When you say that all pressure seems to be gone from the brakes, do you mean that the pedal drops to the floor when depressed or do you mean that the pedal takes a lot of effort to depress? Did yo.. »
« It was really hard to depress and was very 'jerky' coming to a stop when the brakes did catch. By the time I made it to town, I could smell them. Nope, brake fluid as noted, is good and probably a t.. »
« I would have the brakes inspected ASAP. If the front brake linings are original, they are probably worn down and if there is metal to metal contact, that would account for the jerky sensation and.. »

http://Toyota.autoboardz.com/2001-GP-parking-brake-light-ignition-key-removal-ftopict220973.html (2001 GP: parking brake light & ignition key removal)
I've got a couple of problems with an 2001 Grand Prix SE: (1) The parking light stays on all of the time, even when the brake is not activated. I used to notice this intermittently in the past, but it was always fixed by reapplying the parking brake and releasing it again -- the light would go ..

http://Toyota.autoboardz.com/Parking-Brake-Light-ftopict231781.html (Parking Brake Light is almost always on)
This is a 1990 Ford F150 pickup. I just replaced one of the parking brake cables that was broke. Before I fixed this, the parking brake light was on most of the time. It's still on. The pedal does not seem to come all the way to the top unless I lift it by hand. When I lift it, the light goes..
« There is usually a large spring near where the 2 rear cables split from the front cable. It pulls the front cable to help pull the pedal up. If the spring is good, replace the front cable. You shoul.. »
« Uh Huh...... You found the problem. I'm an idiot. Or maybe it was the snow storm I was working in...... When I installed the cable. I forgot to put the spring back on down there. I found it in my.. »

http://Toyota.autoboardz.com/Parking-Brake-Light-ftopict247691.html (Parking Brake Light)
For the first time since I owned my '04 Taco I used the parking brake (I was always raised under the belief that it was an emergency brake and only to be used in emergencies, I have no idea what those emergencies would be, but I digress). After returning the brake handle to it's normal position..
« There are very few emergencies that will ghet better by giving that handle a healthy yank, and most will get much worse. That has not been an Emergency Brake for closing in on 3 decades. The handl.. »
« Most Parking brakes are self adjusting, though it seems to be an oxymoron sometimes. Basically you can give it a try and if it works, great, but if it don't, no big deal. To "Self Adjust" the parki.. »
« Most of the car eqqiped with cable type parking breake,so there need be proper cable adjustment as you said it push back, »

http://Toyota.autoboardz.com/95-intrepid-parking-brake-light-wont-ftopict249679.html (95 intrepid-parking brake light wont go off)
my parking brake light has been on for the past 2 days...before it was just when i pushed on the brakes and it would turn off when i started to accelerate but now it is on constantly....i tried pulling the brake up but its not doing anything....what could possibly be the problem?
« Checked the brake fluid level? -- Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x') »
« i just had my brake line replaced..they put fluid in it and i had put fluid in it before i took it in soo ill check tomorrow morning »
« FYI: That "parking" brake light could be signifying a major problem with your brakes. If the fluid in the reservoir is too low, if there is no brake pad material left, if there is air in the hydr.. »