Brake pads light on

iucle · Mar 8, 2016

Hi guys, I have a brake pads light on every now and then.
Changed them about 15k mi ago and they're still 75%.
So I was wondering if anyone knew why would it come out.
It disappears for a week or so and then comes back half way through my drive.
Once I switch the car off and on again it's going away.

Cheers.

sidibear · Mar 9, 2016

Must be the time of year, mine came on for no reason driving home on Monday night all of a sudden and I hadn't even touched the brakes.

iucle · Mar 9, 2016

Same here, especially when it's cold and high humidity level.

sline29 · Mar 9, 2016

It'll be the pad sensor wire corroded
Mine did that every so often
Too it to garage eventually and they found wire was coming away from the connection part

iucle · Mar 9, 2016

Cheers! I'll have a look then!
Is that on all the wheels? Or just the front ones?

sline29 · Mar 9, 2016

Front only
Drivers side I think

Mike_B · Mar 10, 2016

Wear sensors only on the front. Both sides. As noted, the wires corrode and give false warnings. One fix / botch is just to bridge them. Light goes out, but of course you then have no low-pad warnings. Like in the old days.

arch-stanton · Mar 11, 2016

Check near side sensor first.. it corrodes quicker from driving through standing water etc..

iucle · Mar 11, 2016

Cheers thank you guys for your help! Will try to take off the wheel and check.

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