Hey guys, as you can assume from the title my parking brake light is stuck on. Turning the truck off, pushing the brake and releasing it multiple time both do nothing. Any ideas on what could be the problem?

 

1 - stretched e-brake cable not returning the pedal to the top.
2 - low fluid in the brake master cylinder (most likely) .

Hold the brake release out and pull up on the pedal at the same time . Does it go out ?
If not , stretched cable.

 

Pulling the pedal out when pulling the release seemed to help, but it persists when i press the brake afterward. Fluid must be low, thanks for the help.

 

there is also a switch on the parking brake assembly itself, might be out. It's a little depress type with spring, completes the circuit when the brake is engaged. Can't miss it, its the only wires going to the pedal assembly in the cab.

 

I have a similar problem.

I recently redid my entire rear brakes because I had a leaky rear wheel cylinder. I redid shoes, drums, hardware and cylinders. I bled my brakes and topped up the fluid. It stops amazing now.

Problem is...the ebrake light doesnt want to go out. I have no leaks, my front brakes are just fine (recently done), and my switch passes the continuity test (switch closed = light on (beep) and switch open = light off (no beep)...Maybe adjust the ebrake cable?

Any ideas?

 

so, what do you do if it goes out when you pull up on the pedal while holding the brake release?

mines doing that now

 

Mines doing that now. From what I have been told you replace the ebrake assembly.. So that's what I am going to be doing this weekend.

-Nigel

 

The parking brake assembly has a spring that is located near the parking brake pedal.
If that spring is broken, that could be one reason why the parking brake pedal does not return to the 'UP' position when you release the parking brake.
You can get just the spring on eBay. Stealership only sells the complete parking brake assembly ($$$$).

 

This is an 11-year old thread. The OP either has fixed the problem or sold the vehicle by now.

 

Although the thread is old, I am now having this issue as well. When I pull the parking brake lever, the light does not turn off. When I pull the lever and then push on the parking brake pedal manually to almost assist it to the top, the light turns off. Could it be Low brake fluid? Loose cable? Worn spring? It can't e the switch if it turns off when I tug it manually right?

 

No, not the switch if you can lift pedal manually to shut Brake Light off

The parking brake pedal should come up to the top of travel when its released, if its not then that's the issue
Look under the truck on the outside of the frame under drivers door and see if the parking brake cable is loose and its spring is in good condition

Parking brake setups changed over the years, picture of one setup seen here: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/6d...6ba6b77a87.jpg

If the cable is loose then it won't pull the pedal back up all the way, there may be an adjustment on the cable, if not then you can get a new cable or use one of these: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ran...371d08a89b.jpg

It tightens a loose(stretched) cable

 

Thank you for the response, I will check those out.

 

so what is that cable tightner called cause I'm having the same problem ... thanks

 

Google: parking brake cable adjuster