The 'brake light on' problem is one of those niggly problems that all Subaru's experience regularly. My SVX is doing it again now- started as 'on and off again', but now steady 'on' and I just had to 'reset' the former wife's- now daughter-in-law's- '95 Outback recently, too.

Colder weather seems to aggrevate the problem (does brake fluid 'shrink'?) I just haven't had time or inclination to pop the hood and 'top off' 1/8 - 1/4" of brake fluid in the reservoir.

As long as you know what the problem is, you sometimes have a tendency to ignore it a little longer.

It was -12F here the other night. Sure am glad for the attached heated garage on the new house where it's never below 45 deg. (I suppose that means there's really no excuse for topping off my brake reservoir, is there?)

-Mark