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Red Brake Warning Lamp

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SYMPTOM
RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP

POSSIBLE CAUSES
- Park brake pedal problem
- Vehicle equipped antilock brakes
- Brake fluid level low
- Red brake warn lamp/bulb defective
- Ground circuit open
- Open ground circuit
- Brake fluid level switch defective
- Defect brake fluid level switch
- Defective ignition switch
- Defective park brake switch
- Park brake switch defective
- Red brake warn lamp circuit open
- Red brake warn lamp circuit shorted to ground
- Information center faulty
- Faulty information center
- Ignition switch defective
- Red brake warning lamp driver circuit open
- Red brake warning lamp driver circuit faulty