Q: “Brake” light stays on

asked by on November 30, 2017

Recently the replaced brake pads all around as well as replacing the front rotors; I bled the brake lines and made sure all the fluid was clear from the bleeder and in the reservoir. Prior to the full brake job, my dash had the “BRAKE” light on and it still is on my dash and I disconnected both sensor in the resivour and E-brake sensor and the “brake” light still stays on with either sensor unplugged and the the brake fluid is at max in the reservoir so I’ve been having trouble with trouble shooting the “Brake” light on my dash, any ideas?

My car has 89000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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