Vibe has brake fluid on the floor!
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Year: 2001
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Engine: 4.0 liter In-line 6
Vibe has brake fluid on the floor!
Hey guys, got another stumper for you:
Wife took her 2004 Pontiac Vibe into the garage.
They flushed and refilled the brake system.
On her way to work, after leaving the shop,
she noticed a liquid on the floor mat.
I looked and it appears to be leaking brake fluid
from around the boot at the back of the pedal.
I pressed on the pedal with my hand and felt/heard it purge air.
This is a new problem.
Any ideas? I'm taking it back to the garage in the morning so they can fix it,
but I want to know what the problem might be before hand.
Brakes are an area of limited knowledge for me, you know, pads, rotors, fluid.
P.S. I wish I had taken it instead of her, I could have shaved off
more than a couple of dollars by doing some of the stuff myself
(i.e. $30 to replace air filter, not a K&N but a Bosch).
Thanks in advance,
Steve
Wife took her 2004 Pontiac Vibe into the garage.
They flushed and refilled the brake system.
On her way to work, after leaving the shop,
she noticed a liquid on the floor mat.
I looked and it appears to be leaking brake fluid
from around the boot at the back of the pedal.
I pressed on the pedal with my hand and felt/heard it purge air.
This is a new problem.
Any ideas? I'm taking it back to the garage in the morning so they can fix it,
but I want to know what the problem might be before hand.
Brakes are an area of limited knowledge for me, you know, pads, rotors, fluid.
P.S. I wish I had taken it instead of her, I could have shaved off
more than a couple of dollars by doing some of the stuff myself
(i.e. $30 to replace air filter, not a K&N but a Bosch).
Thanks in advance,
Steve
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It sounds like a leaking master cylinder for your brakes. When the seals go they leak fluid into the booster. Also brake fluid will remove paint very well so clean up the mess asap
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