I was driving down a road and hit a little dip too fast. Then after that in order to slow down or stop I have to press my breaks to the ground. Also my emergency light is on even though my break isn‘t and that happened at about the same time as the breaks. Does anyone know what it is, how to fix it, or if its safe to drive 6 hours away tomorrow?
will if your brake pedal goes all the way to the ground then you got a leak somewhere. and no it is really not safe to drive it before getting it fix.
You are low on brake fluid. the light is letting you know that there is a problem with the braking system. check for leaks and no it is not safe to drive you will not be able to stop.
It seems that you lost a brake line and your brakes are half gone now. Since the late 60's all autos went to a dual braking system to prevent complete brake failure if one brake line failed. When you push on the pedal a ball bearing resting in the center of the brake manifold valve will be pushed by the unexpected force of brake fluid in the direction of the leaky line. The ball bearing will then fall into the passage and stop the flow. The emergency light comes on also because the ball bearing made a connection for the light when it moved No it is not safe to drive this way. you have lost a lot of braking capability.Check the brake fluid level and add if needed. No tailgating for sure!
