How to Diagnose & Replace Brake Fluid Level Sensor on a 2007-2020 Dodge Grand Caravan

[@earlschultz7880]

thanks so much, was driving to an appointment at a local hospital and the brake light came on... caused a little concern. brakes felt fine, checked the fluid after the appointment and it was full, so I drove home and started to look here, so thanks for this post!

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. I hope my video helped you fix your problem.

[@snappy452]

Perfect explanation and presentation, thank you!

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your kind comment.

[@ctmarrero2]

Thank you! You saved me big money!

[@BasaPete]

Thank you. Glad my video helped.

[@samuelbergeron1633]

Could this cause a break malfunction? I need to press all the way down on the breaks of my 2018 caravan.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your question. Many things can cause your problem. Most often it's air in the brake lines.

[@mattmcparlan6850]

Im having the same issue. Tried replacing the sensor. Nothing. Intermittently my brakes go kind of stiff and it takes a second for my brakes to fully engage. Fluid is topped off, parking brake isnt on. Any ideas?

[@BasaPete]

Oh, that's a tough one. It sounds like your power brake booster might have a problem. You should check the vacuum hose from the air intake to the brake booster, to make sure it's not leaking. And, also inspect the check valve on the booster. It may need cleaning or replacement. Hopefully, you will not need to replace the brake booster. Good luck.

[@Tommytv2]

Replaced sensor light is still on. Also when playing around with e prake theres no change in light as to signal the e brake senser was bad. Any idea?

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. You may have a bad wire or a bad new sensor. I've seen that happen before. An analyzer diagnostic check may detect your problem.

[@Tommytv2]

@BasaPete ya i had a bad wire. I made a video about it on my channel.

[@tmonstergaming]

Hi basa is it a bad idea to try to replicate this process on a 2005 grand caravan se? I’m worried about checking the parking brake as it has almost never been used the entire time I’ve had it. Will it get stuck on?

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. The 2005 may not have the same warning system. However, I would check the parking brake. You just need to unplug the switch. There's no need to engage the parking brake.

[@tmonstergaming]

@@BasaPete thank you so much for replying! I will try unplugging the switch and see if the light goes off. I hope it is the issue as the brake fluid reservoir is all the way full. If not I will check the reservoir switch as well.

[@jerrybenson]

Unfortunately my $70 for new sensor didn't fix the problem. Emergency brake switch is ok. I don't have ABS warning light on. Just the BRAKE warning. Tried pulling out reservoir sensor outside of reservoir and using magnet to manually make the connecting. Still no luck. Any ideas?

[@BasaPete]

Maybe the new sensor is faulty or maybe there is a connection problem.

[@bryankerr69]

Check the wires going to it. A some animal chewed through mine.

[@Serge0329]

Thank you

[@D_M_S_4]

Nice work

[@BasaPete]

Thank you.

[@bryankerr69]

I had the light on mine. I went to check it out and some mouse or something chewed through the wires. LOL.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. Mice can make an awful mess. Years ago, I had one chew its way into my heater core.

[@aalamdeepsingh1165]

🤙👍

[@jerrybenson]

I don't know how you were able to get such good video of those tight places but I am amazed. I stacked some pallets on the side of the car and placed a heavy blanket to lay on so I could get my big body under the dash to unplug parking brake switch. Just as yours it didn't fix the help the problem. This week I'll do the master cylinder switch and report. BTW. My car is a Grand Caravan. I didn't look forward to replace a sensor that you had to drain the fluid. Your video took that dread away. Thanks again.

[@BasaPete]

@@jerrybenson Thank you for your nice comment.

[@muhammadsabiq225]

thank you for the video you made it helped me a lot, i have the same problem with your car, my car is a chevrolet colorado. greetings from Indonesia🙏

[@BasaPete]

@@muhammadsabiq225 Thank you for your nice comment. Greetings from Canada.

[@kestutisb5053]

I have c1008 fault code, i disconnect sensor i brake light flash. 😢how should i know that sensor prepare to replace is bad?