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Sounds like u need a new master cylinder, dont mess around with breaks, its better to be safe then sorry. When a master cylinder wears out it no longer holds the pressure and will cause the pedal to go to the floor. Also check your brake fluid level, if it is going down u may have a leak. Have your breaks looked at asap.
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If you experience brake failure with a vehicle that has antilock brakes what do you do to stop?
press down firmly on the brake pedal and keep holding down the brake pedal
What is an anti-lock break?
push down on the brake pedal and keep pressure until stopped
How do you turn on your 4x4 in your 2002 Kia Sportage?
If traveling, lower speed below 40 mph, put foot on brake pedal and then pull 4x4 lever toward down to 4 high. When parked, put foot on brake pedal and pull same 4x4 lever into 4 high. Brake pedal needs to be utilized (if only to slow down) to do this. Keep foot on brake pedal until in 4x4.
When driving a car if you press the brake pedal what should happen?
the car should slow down and eventually stop if you keep on holding it
What would cause the brake light on the dash to come on in a 1995 gmc sierra?
IS it the BRAKE LIGHT or the Parking Brake Light? If it is the BRAKE LIGHT, then your pedal must be going down far enough to hit a sensor that sets off the brake light to tell you your brakes need serviced. Normally this means you are low on brake fluid. If you are low on brake fluid FIND OUT WHY! You may have excessive brake pad wear, or a leaking brake cylinder, or your master cylinder may be going out. If you keep pumping the brakes and then stand on it hard, feel for the pedal to eventually go soft, if it does, then normally the seals in the master cylinder are going out. If you pump the brakes and the pedal never gets hard, then you have a serious brake fluid leak. If the Parkign Brake light stays on, then your parking brake is not fully releasing, at least where the contacts are to remind you it is on. This can be adjusted.
Where can you find the brake light swith on a 2002 windstar and will it keep the van from going into revers?
The brake light switch is mounted right at the brake pedal - a pin coming out of the switch actually touches the pedal.Can a bad switch keep a car from going into reverse: no. It CAN keep a vehicle from shifting out of park thoughSee "Related Questions" below for more
What does ABS mean on a 1999 ford E150 XLT warning light?
It means that your Antilock Brake System is not working. The ABS system works when the system senses that the vehicle is going to go into a skid. While you hold your foot down on the brake pedal, the ABS system pumps the pedal to keep the vehicle straight while stopping. Chances are that you have a bad wheel sensor.
Gearshift sticks..when placed in park its hard to shift it to drive..automatic trans..i turn wheel to sometimes unstick it...?
Keep your foot on the brake pedal when shifting out of park, as there is a switch there to prevent the accidental engagement of the transmission. Sometimes the switch sticks so you have to pump the brake pedal a few times, but always keep the pedal down when shifting out of park. If this does not help then the switch is probably bad.
Why do you keep blowing fuses for your brake lights?
Dead short to ground Try removing bulbs and checking sockets install a test light in place of fuse it will glow when brake pedal is depressed if short is present Hold brake pedal down or jump switch and start tracing wire to find bare wire etc.
When the anti-lock brake system is activated is it normal for the brake pedal to vibrate and push hard?
Yes, you will feel the brake pulsate. Just keep full steady pressure on the pedal and steer around the accident if possible.
How do you test the vacuum pump on a 1997 7.3 diesel?
easiest way to test vacuum pump is , with engine off, pump brake pedal until pedal goes hard keep pressure on brake pedal and start engine if vacuum pump is good, you will feel the brake pedal go softer so you don't have to use as much effort for pedal to be depressed
What are the keys to making a smooth stop?
Have you ever had to make an emergency stop from high speed, jamming the brake pedal to the floor and skidding to a stop? Have you ever been zipping along at highway speeds then spotted a lower speed limit sign and needed to slow down? What was the difference in the way you used your brake? ... You never bottom out the brake pedal. The same thing applies to making a smooth stop. The single thing that makes stopping smooth is to not think of it as stopping but to think of it as slowing down to a stop. If you want to slow down from 55 to 30 you don't jam the brake pedal to the floor, you ease on it until you have the speed you want. To stop smoothly do exactly the same thing - you are just braking gently, slowing down to zero. When you are at zero, you don't jam the brake pedal to the floor then either, you just keep the brake down far enough to keep from rolling. If there is any danger of rolling, then after you are at zero for a few moments, then gently press the pedal in the rest of the way. Stopping smoothly means that you might never bottom out the brake pedal. So the diffference in hard stops and smooth stops is more in your head than in your foot. Allow a lot more stopping distance then... Don't stop, slow down to zero. Try it!
