My girlfirend has an 02 S60 2.5t. Recently the brake light (not the parking brake light) came on and a message that the brake fluid was low. It originally would only do this when the nose of the car was lower than the tail, i.e. going down hill or a short stop. I know that the brakes are fine and the brake fluid is full. I read threads on other cars that this could be either a faulty fluid level snesor or a brake control module issue. I was wondering if anyone knows if this could be a similar problem. Any insight would be grand.

Thanks for the help and Merry Christmas to all.

 

update...My girlfriend just called me and told me that her brakes are completely dead and do not work. Luckily she was not too far from the house. Guess I will just take it somewhere to get fixed.

 

update number two...

When I got home and checked it out the fluid was really low. So either there is a leak or I need new glasses. My girlfriend compained of clunking noises. After test driving, I think it was just the ABS. I have never had the ABS come on in the car so I am unfamiliar with the sounds and feel in the pedal. Compared to my Ford Ranger the sounds seem loud. The pedal does not feel all that irregular to me.

Though I am inclined to say that it was a low fluid problem, and possibly a leak I need to look for, I do have two questions. First, is the ABS in an 02 S60 on the loud side? Second, are the faulty sensor and brake control module issues of other Volvo models a concern on the S60?

Thank you in advance.