A few weeks ago, I was driving home from work on the freeway (with traffic, maybe 20-30MPH). Suddenly the "BRAKE" warning light started blinking at me.
I gently tested the brakes to make sure they worked. They did.
Next I pulled off the freeway, stopped, and turned the car off for a bit, then turned it back on. "BRAKE" light still blinking at me. Checked the manual, it just said to get it to a dealer. Since the brakes physically worked, and I grew up driving without power brakes I wasn't worried about that surprising me, I decided I'd drive straight to the dealer. (Not far from my home.)
So, about 15 or so minutes down the road, the "BRAKE" light decided "Oh, I'm fine. I'll stop blinking now and go out." Well... That's half reassuring...
Anyway, I ended up leaving it with the dealer the next day, and they ran a pile of tests. (Checked for codes three times, recalibrated the system, checked the fluid levels, checked that everything was working.) They couldn't find a single code, nothing wrong that they could find. (I'm sure they thought I was hallucinating the flashing "BRAKE" light.)
So, I've got no info from the dealer on why it might have happened, and it hasn't happened since. Does anyone here have any thoughts on what would cause the "BRAKE" light to blink for 20 minutes or so, then stop, and there be no codes in the system?
For reference, it's a 2012 Outback 2.5 Premium with Manual Transmission.
I gently tested the brakes to make sure they worked. They did.
Next I pulled off the freeway, stopped, and turned the car off for a bit, then turned it back on. "BRAKE" light still blinking at me. Checked the manual, it just said to get it to a dealer. Since the brakes physically worked, and I grew up driving without power brakes I wasn't worried about that surprising me, I decided I'd drive straight to the dealer. (Not far from my home.)
So, about 15 or so minutes down the road, the "BRAKE" light decided "Oh, I'm fine. I'll stop blinking now and go out." Well... That's half reassuring...
Anyway, I ended up leaving it with the dealer the next day, and they ran a pile of tests. (Checked for codes three times, recalibrated the system, checked the fluid levels, checked that everything was working.) They couldn't find a single code, nothing wrong that they could find. (I'm sure they thought I was hallucinating the flashing "BRAKE" light.)
So, I've got no info from the dealer on why it might have happened, and it hasn't happened since. Does anyone here have any thoughts on what would cause the "BRAKE" light to blink for 20 minutes or so, then stop, and there be no codes in the system?
For reference, it's a 2012 Outback 2.5 Premium with Manual Transmission.