Every 3 or 4 months my brake fluid will be just below full ,and the light will go on and off till I put fluid back up to full

Asked by Octavia_845 Feb 05, 2017 at 01:23 PM about the 2001 Toyota Camry LE

Question type: General

My brake light comes on ,and off ,as soon as the fluid  gets  just below full  
mark .this happens about every 3 or 4 month. It's a 2001 Toyota Camry

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You probably have a slow leak somewhere. Look for brake fluid leaks at the master cylinder and at the calipers. If you have rear drum brakes you will need to pull the drums to inspect the brake cylinders.

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Small slow leaks can all of a sudden become large leaks....result....crash boom. Have a full brake inspection performed. Get back to us and let us know the result.

If you like the car and plan on keeping it you might want to go ahead and replace all the wheel cylinders and the master cylinder rather than fixing it piecemeal.

Thanks and your right I'm disabled so do want to break down , I only drive car about 50 miles a month but I'll take to a mechanic and hold my breath LOL

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