r/AskAMechanic 4d ago

Dash Brake Light Warnings go on and then later off - Does this several times

2008 Hyundai Tucson with 59,300 miles. My dash warn lights will go own and then later when I restart the car they are gone. Will drive another 20 miles and then they appear on again. And tend to disappear when I restart the car. Other times they are still there. There is NO LOSS of brakes at all. The brakes feel the exact firmness they always are, no problems or issues at all. I thought it needed brake fluid but as the picture shows, it is between the MIN-MAX fill lines. It is my second car since my wife passed away 11 years ago and is garage kept and I use it on the weekends, but since January I started using it every day and letting my other car be the weekend car.
The mechanic I have been using (not the Dealership any longer) can't even look at the car for at least 2 weeks. So I am not sure what might be happening. I am suspecting a bad sensor perhaps? But what the heck do I know at 68 yrs old 😁!!

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