As one of the most important systems in your car, brakes can be the difference between life and death, so it is no small matter if the brake system warning light on the dashboard comes on. It is ...

The red brake warning light stays on even though I just put in new brake pads, in the front and the back.

Q When you notice that the car in front of you has no brake lights, how should you inform the driver? When stopped at a red light and it seemed reasonably safe to do so, I have jumped out of my ...

In Consumer Reports' tests, the brake light on some Genesis, Hyundai, and Kia EVs don’t always illuminate as the vehicle decelerates during regenerative braking.

Driving with a burned-out third brake light can result in tickets, failed inspections, and higher accident risks. Replacing ...

DEAR CAR TALK: Why don't cars come with brake lights on the front end as well as the back end? Seems like that could prevent a lot of accidents at four-way stops, at crosswalks and at streets with ...

Red is reserved for the back of the car, and forward-facing red lights could also be confused with emergency vehicles. That's why the study proposes a green front brake light instead.

BRAKE lights are one of the most important features on a vehicle. But is it illegal to drive with a break light out, even if you cause a serious collision - we explain.

Certainly most of us “reasonable” folk would be surprised to learn that only one of our two brake lights needs to be working. On the other hand, Justice Scalia has, in recent years, voted much more ...

And before the car's deceleration rate hits the DOT limit, it turns on your brake lights – whether you touch the brake pedal or not. The same type of device is often used in airbag deployment.

Red is reserved for the back of the car, and forward-facing red lights could also be confused with emergency vehicles. That's why the study proposes a green front brake light instead.