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1993 chevrolet P/U parking brake light stays on all the time.?

this is a 1993 chevy pick-up. w/t model. it has the 4.3 L with a 5 speed manual. the parking brake light in the dash bord stays on all the time. the parking brake itself works perfectly and i use it every day. i have checked everything. the parking brake pedal comes up all the way off the switch that engages the light. the brake fluid level is perfect. i dont understand why the light stays on. however i have one idea. the anti-lock brakes dont work. they have never worked. however the parking brake light allways worked properly before and long after the anti-locks quit working. i just wonder if maybe the computer finally picked up on that. and here is the last wierd thing. half the time the parking brake dash bord light either stays on all the time. and some times it flickers. but it flickers in a patern. 7 blinks, and one pause. then 7 blinks, and one pause. and over and over. so there is a little info.

so basically the parking brake light stays on all the time even though everything works properly. please if you have delt with this before let me know. and feel free to ask any other questions to clarify this problem for you.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i found this Q&A on the web sounds like what yours is

    Q: My Parking Brake light wont turn off, even when i know the parking brake is disengaged. Anyone know what the problem is

    OK, my friend has my truck right now but when i get it back i'll let you guys know what he finds out, hopefully it just has a loose lever, thanks.

    A: i got my truck back from my friend, he said that it is because the abs went bad and i need to replace it, but it has been out since i bought the truck last july. now instead of staying on, the parking brake light is flashing

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    maybe u should stop worrying about a stupid parking break light flashing and pay attention to the road, or ull get in another accident. geez

    Source(s): girlfriends know best<3
  • 1 decade ago

    Stuck or dirty switch, maybe bad internally. Use WD 40, or replace.

  • 1 decade ago

    i have the same problem in my 93 explorer, but i think that it is mostly the computer having a misread

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