My brake pedal lost almost all pressure (I have to push it down to the floor before it starts stoping)... pumping the brake pedal helps it stop faster though. What happened? :help

you check your fluid level? You could have popped something. Also, when pads are really worn or the rotors are really worn, the pedal needs to go almost to the floor to stop. Check those three things and get back to us...you checked for leaks i assume?

JOEY

I believe I've popped something... there's a puddle of oil under my rear driver tire and my fluid level is basically gone (nothing in the reservoir). How the heck did it happened? I don't recall hitting something while I was driving last night. I hope this will be an easy fix. :broke:

it could be as simple as replacing the rubber brake line to the rear brake and bleeding your brakes. I think a replacement rubber line from the dealer is ~$25 and a quart of brake fluid should be $7 at your local autozone. Just jack your car up and see if you can spot the leak. To do those 2 things, a shop shouldn't charge more than an hour of labor. I would doubt that you broke a metal line if you didn't hit anything. gl.

JOEY

Is the car still driveable? I mean, I don't want to drive the car to the shop and hit something because I can't stop/ no brake.

uh yeah....don't drive it for sure. I mean you could use the e-brake but that's a touchy thing and not recommended.

JOEY

I just thought of something...since your resevoir is drained you might have air in your ABS system meaning that you'd have to get your car to a place with some special tool/machine that can get the air out as regular bleeding will not suffice from what I have read. good luck

JOEY

There is a cable of some sort that rubs the brake line by my rear driver caliper. Those 10 years worth of rubbing caused a tiny small leak on the brake line. Cost me $60 to have my mechanic fix it.

Now, about the ABS.... what would be the best way to test the ABS to make sure that it's still working?

Find a big, empty, parking lot when it is raining. Get the car up to about 30 MPH and stand on the brakes. If you feel a sort of hammering in the brake pedal the ABS is there and working.

Stand on the brake as in slam it for a sudden stop? What do you mean by "hammering"

You dont really need a big fancy machine. Bleed em back right, back left, front right, front left. Any mechanic can do it, or you can. If you had a guy fix the line he already did this I'm sure or you would still have a mushy pedal. To check for abs just mash the brake hard at say 30. Dont pump it just mash it. If you feel the brakes grabbing and releasing and you hear a godaweful noise, then they are fine. If you skid into a ditch, then they weren't :)
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