So I finally fixed my charging problem and got the car on its way home and the brakes give out. Here is what happens. If you lightly very lightly apply the brakes the car will start to slow but if you try and apply any real force it feels like the pedal wont go any farther and the car doesnt slow at all. I almost wrecked coming home. There are no obstructions behind the pedal and the brake fluid is full.....please help me
Finally fix car, way home Brakes give out...help
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NotQuik
Founding Member
Is it hard to push the pedal down and when you hit the brakes do you hear a hissing sound? If so i could be the brake booster
Black95GTS
Active Member
seriously, as much as I love mustangs, take your engine apart, part out the HCI and other goodies for ebay, and blow that mother up.
AznStanger3v
Active Member
CivicEater said:
dude, its never safe driving with the ebrake. pending on if you need one and how hard it is to get free, i might be able to help you out on the price area.
DougNuts
Founding Member
Hmm......try taking the cap off the fluid. Slowly press the pedal a couple times. Cap it back up and take it for an easy spin.
Hard pedal usually equals a bad booster. Very soft, mushy pedal that hits the floor is usually the master cylinder.
94TURBO5 O
New Member
Some things are to good to be true sometimes. Some shops are crooked and if you are honest with them and tell them you are fed up with all the problems with your car but you must have it to get places, they will fix a problem and then
with another problem. How long after did this happen after you left the shop? I am not saying that they did anything to your car but just wondering. Sounds to me like they let some air in your chit also or I could be wrong. Being from S.FL (home of con and scam artists) I get very precautious about stuff.
You need to check all your brake components like the calipers pistons, brake booster (like was mentioned) master, lines and that will help you narrow it down.
Hang in there man things are not so bad.
You got that big stress problem solved for only $100.
You need to check all your brake components like the calipers pistons, brake booster (like was mentioned) master, lines and that will help you narrow it down.
Hang in there man things are not so bad.
You got that big stress problem solved for only $100.
stangbanger94
New Member
Make sure to check all the wiring around the abs module(pump) inside the engine compartment. ABS malfunctions can cause your brakes to do weird crap too. 
94TURBO5 O
New Member
OH..and
DO NOT DRIVE WITH JUST AN E BRAKE!
If you do stay in low gears and do a lot of downshifting.
If you do stay in low gears and do a lot of downshifting.
JR......lmao Your icons cheer me up good.....but then I get depressed again. I will NOT drive with just an ebrake I was just asking if it was even safe becuase it was mentioned in an earlier reply. It started to happen mabye 5 miles from the shop. Interesting thing there is when I started fishing around in the engine, I noticed the line tapping the PCV into the side of the intake (upper) was undone and the piece that it fits on was unscrewed. Everything else looked pretty good. I checked to see if they had undid any vac line to the booster but everything I see looks hooked up. I can get a pic tomorow mabye somone here will notice something out of the ordinary I didnt. The pedal will only go in about 2 inchs and those are two very hard inches of pushing. I have never messed with brakes before (other than caliper/pads) so I wouldnt know how to test or check the MC or Booster. How hard is the install on the Booster? I dont wanna bring this to a shop becuase I doubt anyone will lend me more money so I am gonna try and do what I can here.
94TURBO5 O
New Member
Thanks JR, I have that haynes but I didnt get what they meant like in the "check" section they say if the pedal eases slightly when you start the car then its ok (which it does) but they also say "if the pedal feels hard when the engines on then the booster is bad" (which it does)
and in step 10 when you go under the pass compartment (in the car) you disconnect the brake light switch (is this neccesary?) then it goes right into the removing the pushrod but it doesnt say of you are moving back into the engine compartment under the cover shown in the pic.
and in step 10 when you go under the pass compartment (in the car) you disconnect the brake light switch (is this neccesary?) then it goes right into the removing the pushrod but it doesnt say of you are moving back into the engine compartment under the cover shown in the pic.
DougNuts
Founding Member
I'm leaning towards a vacuum leak now. I'm not sure what a leak will do to your brakes on a power assisted car, but it just seems logical since someone was under your hood. 
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