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May 28, 2008 | 04:40 PM

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Brakes failed while driving

while driving home from work my brakes was working fine for about a mile. Then when i came in front of a stop sign, i stepped on the brakes. I didnt slam on it. while stepping on it, it stopped half way and then the brake pedal went straight down to the floor. I had no brakes for like 4-5 seconds. Is it safe to drive the car?

May 28, 2008 | 05:33 PM

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lemme think...if you can't stop a 3500lb car safely, i'm gonna say you probably shouldn't take it out of the driveway until you figure out the problem. common sense...

May 28, 2008 | 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tbird31

lemme think...if you can't stop a 3500lb car safely, i'm gonna say you probably shouldn't take it out of the driveway until you figure out the problem. common sense...

Yeah no ****. Check your brake fluid and make sure everything looks okay. There is clearly a serious problem.

May 28, 2008 | 06:42 PM

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check ur brake fluid

May 28, 2008 | 08:04 PM

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maybe a ruptured hose or rusted out line???

May 29, 2008 | 11:32 AM

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that happened in my sisters honda. we had to change out the brakes master cylinder. so maybe you should take it to a local mechanic (trailer it there) and let them look at teh brakes.

May 29, 2008 | 07:34 PM

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Maybe the clamp on the brake arm fell out, happened to me once scared the crap out of me, very hard to see the clamp, you have to get a flashlight and look on the arm of the peddle. If your missing the clamp you can buy it from a gm dealer for I think 50 cents!