ebrake light staying on

Are you sure the e-brake was totally off?

YES, I played with it several times. It didn't get put on in the first place.

I know with my older Grand Prix, sometimes the e-brake sensor would trip and the light would come on. The first time this happened (I had owned the car for about the same time as you have) I put the e-brake on, took it off, and repeated that several times. Then I took it for a drive, and ended up burning off the plastic bolts that held on one of the rear hubcaps. Took it to a mechanic and he said that because I have never used the e-brake, it got seized up and when I did use it that day, it got stuck on. From then on, if someone accidentally put the e-brake on in that car, I had to get down behind the driver's wheel and beat it off with a hammer. This happened with both of my Grand Prix's. Make double certain the e-brake is off. If the light is on, the brakes feel bad, and you can smell burning, chances are it is not off.

thanks I am going to look under it this weekend