Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Chaps,
Set off home tonight and all was fine. Got about half a mile from work and went to cover my brakes into a left turn. The pedal went pretty much to the floor and I had that instant reaction to start slowing down with the aid of the handbrake.
Pressing it harder, the brake (and I mean singular) seemed to slow the car down. However it feels like just one wheel is braking as the car 'pivots' under braking - as if all the other three wheels have very low Psi in their tyres.
I pulled over into a business park and with the engine still running, I pumped the brakes. Pretty much nothing until the last 10% I'd say. Switched the car off and checked the brake fluid level - absolutely fine.
I drop the bonnet and retry the brake pedal with the engine off. Within two pumps, the brake pedal is back to how it normally is. As soon as I spin over the engine, the drop to the floor issue reappears.
I switch the engine off and try the diagnostic - all four dashes appear, no codes whatsoever. I then set off again (luckily the traffic is pretty quiet by now) and gingerly drive home. Halfway back, the SERV and ABS lights come on and stay on.
I make the uneventful drive back to the car park at home without issue. On stopping, I check the diagnostic once more and there are no codes again. Now with every press of the brake pedal, the STOP light flickers on.
Any suggestions chaps? No work has been carried out on the car in months and typically, I'm booked into Birchdown, but that's not until next month for its service. Is there anything I could check? Does the master cylinder have it's own fuse at all?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
D.
Set off home tonight and all was fine. Got about half a mile from work and went to cover my brakes into a left turn. The pedal went pretty much to the floor and I had that instant reaction to start slowing down with the aid of the handbrake.
Pressing it harder, the brake (and I mean singular) seemed to slow the car down. However it feels like just one wheel is braking as the car 'pivots' under braking - as if all the other three wheels have very low Psi in their tyres.
I pulled over into a business park and with the engine still running, I pumped the brakes. Pretty much nothing until the last 10% I'd say. Switched the car off and checked the brake fluid level - absolutely fine.
I drop the bonnet and retry the brake pedal with the engine off. Within two pumps, the brake pedal is back to how it normally is. As soon as I spin over the engine, the drop to the floor issue reappears.
I switch the engine off and try the diagnostic - all four dashes appear, no codes whatsoever. I then set off again (luckily the traffic is pretty quiet by now) and gingerly drive home. Halfway back, the SERV and ABS lights come on and stay on.
I make the uneventful drive back to the car park at home without issue. On stopping, I check the diagnostic once more and there are no codes again. Now with every press of the brake pedal, the STOP light flickers on.
Any suggestions chaps? No work has been carried out on the car in months and typically, I'm booked into Birchdown, but that's not until next month for its service. Is there anything I could check? Does the master cylinder have it's own fuse at all?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
D.
