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      11-13-2014, 02:44 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by paris1 View Post
If it makes you feel any better, my wife called me the other day on her way to work and breathlessly reported that the dash brake light was on along with a little red figure of a car on a service rack. I told her not to panic if the brakes felt OK and when the dealer checked it out the next day it turned out a brake sensor has shorted out and was telling the ECU the car was out of brakes when pad wear was 20% all around.
Hah, I actually had the same thing happen to me - brake sensor reported that brakes needed replacing, but turned out to be a false alarm!
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