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Old Jan 16, 2023 | 08:18 PM
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I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummings , My problem is the red break light on the dash wont go out,
I had a complete break job done about three years ago and the truck hasn't had many miles put on it.
So I was thinking that it might be the Master Cylinder that I installed not long after the break job was done because I was unable to bleed them, So today I took my truck to a shop to get the breaks bleed .Well that wasn't it.
I checked all of the fuse's all is good but that red light wont go out .
Any ideas ? .....................
 
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Old Jan 16, 2023 | 08:19 PM
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Low brake fluid, proportioning valve displaced, or just bad. The shop that bled your brakes SHOULD have been able to solve that.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2023 | 08:23 PM
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Angry Red break light on dash.

I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummings , My problem is the red break light on the dash wont go out,
I had a complete break job done about three years ago and the truck hasn't had many miles put on it.
So I was thinking that it might be the Master Cylinder that I installed not long after the break job was done because I was unable to bleed them, So today I took my truck to a shop to get the breaks bleed .Well that wasn't it.
I checked all of the fuse's all is good but that red light wont go out .
Any ideas ? .....................
 
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Old Jan 16, 2023 | 08:24 PM
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I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummings , My problem is the red break light on the dash wont go out,
I had a complete break job done about three years ago and the truck hasn't had many miles put on it.
So I was thinking that it might be the Master Cylinder that I installed not long after the break job was done because I was unable to bleed them, So today I took my truck to a shop to get the breaks bleed .Well that wasn't it.
I checked all of the fuse's all is good but that red light wont go out .
Any ideas ? .....................
Erm, copy paste of the first post, completely ignoring what I posted?????
 
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Old Jan 16, 2023 | 08:47 PM
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Make sure the emergency brake is all the way up.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2023 | 07:35 PM
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thanks it isnt that.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2023 | 09:57 PM
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I'm guessing ABS module is cooked
 
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Old Jan 24, 2023 | 04:45 PM
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Now I have no idea what this is.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2023 | 04:49 PM
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Now I know what you are talking about. but the red brake light doesn't stay on all of the time, Some times it will be out all day then the next day it stays on all day. How about a bad brake light switch.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2023 | 05:31 PM
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Could be. That's why you need to get the code read, to see what the ABS system is whining about. Otherwise, you are just throwing parts at it, and that gets expensive.
 
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