The brakes still work but i have to push the pedal all the way back to get the car to stop. and i recently put in brake fluid so does this mean i need to breaks or is it something else?
There is a leak in your break line. Have a friend pump the pedal while you look underneath for where the brake fluid is squirting out. Good news though, it's a cheap fix. You can get a section of brake line for under $10. No special tools are needed, just unscrew the old one and screw in the new one, bleed the air out and you're good to go.
You have air in the system. It means you need to bleed your brakes. It also means that you have a bad seal somewhere on one of your wheels. You need to have someone pump the brakes while you check under the car to see where the leak is coming from. Most of the time its a bad seal if you have drums in the back or it could be one of your front brake lines are leaking. They are an easy fix and you can do it yourself. The home mechanic can do this job. The front break lines are made of rubber so they can be flexible with the tires that turn in the front. Once you find the leak you need to change them in pairs. For example if one break line in the front is leaking on the drivers side change the one on the passengers side as well. Same thing goes for the back. Once you replace the line or seal then you need to bleed the system. Its a two man operation because some one has to pump the pedal for you while you open and close each one of the bleeder nuts at each wheel until you have a steady stream of brake fluid coming out. There are other tools on the market you can use to do the job yourself but this is the best method to do it.
leaking fluid from brake system IE wheel cyc, line or other leak or it could be the master cylinder the light is triggered by pressure differential on the lines so there is a leak somewhere or a seal blown in the master cylinder check the fluid lvl if its full u need a master cylinder unless its antilock brakes then it could be a module failure but i dont think thats your issue
