Charlesgm Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 The end of my emergency brake light switch has apparently broken off. Now when I release the emergency brake on my 1991 Odyssey, the dash light stays on. I have tried a number of auto supply stores, including NAPA, as well as some online sources with out success. Does anyone have any other sources? CHARLES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstockma Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) This post on the yototech discussion forums has links to factory manuals, depending on your year, look this over & see if any of them fit. Factory manuals will give you manufaturer's part numbers to take to Toyota. https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f123/links-factory-service-manuals-part-numbers-102344/ Read following posts...apparently Toyota issued some take-downs. Edited October 8, 2019 by tstockma accuracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Most of those manuals have been removed at Toyota's insistence. nctora and nathans no longer exist. I think there are some that can still be accessed but don't know which ones. Derek probably does Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I've never seen a 'Parts List' for any year. FSMs I've safely downloaded to my hard drives with backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Be advised it is linked to your brake reservoir if the fluid level is low the parking brake light will stay on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopezg273 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 10/5/2019 at 3:53 PM, Maineah said: Be advised it is linked to your brake reservoir if the fluid level is low the parking brake light will stay on. Agreed. I've been driving my '90 Dolphin in cold weather (Idaho, Oregon, Washington) and all of a sudden the parking brake light would stay on for some time after I released the parking brake, and then seemingly at random it would go off. I thought it was just cold weather causing the switch to stick. I even checked the brake fluid level and it was in the "low" line, not a big concern. A few days later I stopped and got some brake fluid and topped it off to the the "full" line and the light no longer stays on, problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstockma Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) Well d*mn on those manuals being gone - I wouldn't think Toyota would care about pubs that old. Might have to see a dealer, although I'm finding my dealer in Denver doesn't do well on '80s vintage RV platforms anymore... Hey these switches might be pretty universal anyway. Maybe pull the switch & walk into a Napa. Edited October 8, 2019 by tstockma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlesgm Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 NAPA showed 15 different switches, so they asked me to bring the switch in. I tried and tried but go not get it out, so I had a mechanic remove it. THEN, I got the post saying check your brake fluid, and yes it was low, we topped it off and the light went out. Many thanks for that, to bad I did not know that before I paid a mechanic to take out the switch (and reinstall it) CHARLES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Little hint it is a good indication it's time to have a look at your front brakes pads. As the front pads wear the space is filled by the master cylinder so as they wear the fluid level will drop. If the cylinder is filled before the pads are replaced it may well be over filled when the pads are replaced because the fluid is pushed back into the cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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