Phil~
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- City, State
- Potomac Maryland
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 Eddie Bauer
Was coming back from work and I stopped at the gas station. Started the truck back up, and noticed the pedal sunk to the floor as it had absolutely no resistance. Thinking I had a massive leak, I immediately got out and looked under the truck-no leaks or oil, break fluid anything. Again, I tried the brake pedal again while starting the truck up...no resistance. I very slowly drove the truck to an open parking lot (thankfully deserted). I then ran some tests:
The brakes do work....I could stop the vehicle if I stood on them, but I wasn't willing to test how powerful they were at a speed higher than 5mph, as the pedal was sitting on the floor already to stop the truck from 5mph.
When the truck is off, the brakes still have little resistance, but more than when the truck is running. So as the engine starts, the pedal loses all resistance and lies flat on the floor if I press it.
What's more, I hear a very loud "swishing" sound from the rear of the car when I step on the brakes while the truck is running. But still, under the car there is no brake oil or fluid of any kind. I am simply baffled. The brakes worked perfectly fine. At first I thought the guys at Sears could had done something (I had my oil changed there the previous day) but that doesn't make sense for the brakes to lose all the stopping power a day later.
I had a mechanic check the brakes a couple of weeks earlier and he said they were fine. I plan on buying all new brakes along with the rest of my suspension gear coming in, so I guess this gives me even greater excuse to do the upgrade. But still, I am afraid to drive the truck now, as I wont risk an accident if the brakes fail.
I drove the truck home, going 15mph max and the brakes stopped the car, even coming down from a hill on the way to my house. But still, the pedal was hard into the floor. So I am just letting the truck sit right now.
Any ideas on what could be the problem?
It's 4x4 Eddie Bauer 1996 V6 model.
The brakes do work....I could stop the vehicle if I stood on them, but I wasn't willing to test how powerful they were at a speed higher than 5mph, as the pedal was sitting on the floor already to stop the truck from 5mph.
When the truck is off, the brakes still have little resistance, but more than when the truck is running. So as the engine starts, the pedal loses all resistance and lies flat on the floor if I press it.
What's more, I hear a very loud "swishing" sound from the rear of the car when I step on the brakes while the truck is running. But still, under the car there is no brake oil or fluid of any kind. I am simply baffled. The brakes worked perfectly fine. At first I thought the guys at Sears could had done something (I had my oil changed there the previous day) but that doesn't make sense for the brakes to lose all the stopping power a day later.
I had a mechanic check the brakes a couple of weeks earlier and he said they were fine. I plan on buying all new brakes along with the rest of my suspension gear coming in, so I guess this gives me even greater excuse to do the upgrade. But still, I am afraid to drive the truck now, as I wont risk an accident if the brakes fail.
I drove the truck home, going 15mph max and the brakes stopped the car, even coming down from a hill on the way to my house. But still, the pedal was hard into the floor. So I am just letting the truck sit right now.
Any ideas on what could be the problem?
It's 4x4 Eddie Bauer 1996 V6 model.
