recently i had to get my trd s/c replaced they also replaced the oil switch and re-did the seal on the transmission...
when i get on the car a bit in 1st or 2nd the brake light comes on it is a little annoying...wondering if anyone else had this problem..and if when they changed the s/c there was something they did....idk

 

how many miles and have you checked your brake fluid,it could be low,or your pads are wearing out.

 

totally unrelated, that is a reminder that your brake pads and/or brake fluid is low and need replacing. search, or look at your owner's manual.

 

i had the same issue. it got resolved after i changed my brake fluid.

 

X2 on the brake pads and fluids

 

i just got the 15000 maintenance done at my dealer said the brake where still fine....and i would have thought they checked the fluids although now i have almost 17000 on the car
but i will def check it out tom. thanks for the help

 

17k is pretty low for the brakes to be worn out unless your either very hard on the car, or drive in stop and go traffic or up and down lots of hills. mine lasted about 34k.

 

its probally just low on brake fluid it only takes a little bit. I had that problem after the turbo once boost hit the brake light would come on. lol.

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=185625

If the light is coming on... it is because the fluid is low. If the fluid is low, it is likely b/c the pads are low... which means the calipers are more compressed allowing more fluid into the lines instead of the reservoir.

Check your pads first. If they are OK, then check fluid.

 

i was thinking about that thread exactly....

Lou i guess the fluid would be the first look since i already took a glance at your pads on saturday when i lowered your car....i guess we'll check it out later on today

 

Yup, that thread is listed in the "Common tC Issues" sticky in the Owner's Lounge (so I always grab it when these pop up). But I don't know why it doesn't turn up in searches, because we still get threads like this a lot. Oh well.

 

yea i was searching but no luck so then i went to the common issues

 

If it is low on fluid and the pads are not worn very far.. then you have a leak. Cars dont use up brake fluid

 

i had the same problem, i changed the brake pads after that the ligth was gone.

 

update....


the problem seemed to be that he was low on brake fluid...he has no leak that we are aware of so if any of you run into the same problem check the brake fluid.....

 

and the pads where still fine

 

Again.. if the fluid is low... the pads are worn or you have/had a leak. IT is impossible to lose brake fluid without a leak.

Did you check the inboard pads? Those tend to wear much faster on the front of our cars. Mine were toast when the outboard pad still looked fine.

If you are 100% sure you had no leak, you should have replaced the pads. Even if they arent metal to metal, if they are worn enough to make the light come on then they are close enough. And since you probably added fluid, when you do change the pads you are going to have to remove fluid first unless you want brake fluid all over the place.