Red handbrake light and heavy steering

[Charlie1100]

So I was happily driving along yesterday when whilst driving the red handbrake light stayed on and the steering became very heavy! A day later and the issue has not gone away!

Does anybody know what has happened here?

 

[raymond.harper]

Red warning lights mean stop. Do not drive a car with a red warning light. Either call your breakdown company or get a garage to look at it.

 

[Monkeydonkeyratmagic]

Red warning lights mean stop. Do not drive a car with a red warning light. Either call your breakdown company or get a garage to look at it.

Tell that to my dashboard. Xmas tree ftw!

 

[Charlie1100]

i am going to take it to the garage tomorrow but was wondering if anyone had an idea what it could be before ....

 

[Mr Tidy]

To be honest you probably need to get a code reader on it - so if you don't have one going to the garage is your best bet!

But I wouldn't necessarily panic about a red handbrake light as much as a red EML - so long as the brakes work OK and you've checked the fluid level.

Anyway I hope it isn't too serious.

 

[Ducklakeview]

Had a flat battery lately by any chance?

Mike

 

[Charlie1100]

Nope, no flat battery recently and my code reader isn’t showing anything

 

[MJJamieson]

Have you checked your fluid levels? Could be a faulty sensor thinking a circuit has failed!

 

[Ducklakeview]

Nope, no flat battery recently and my code reader isn’t showing anything

If you only have a basic obd type reader, it'll only show engine and emissions related codes as it can't speak to all the other modules in the car.

Mike