So had a scary experience today as coming from a stop from the freeway my brake pedal became very spongy and the thunked straight to the floor. So panicking i ripped the ebrake up and ill skip the details i pulled it off the road and noticed there is no brake fluid in the reservoir at all and i filled it back up and limped it home as it was only a mile away and coming in the driveway it already leaked half the thing out in that time. So i refilled and pumped the brakes atleast 10 times and looked underneath and it is dry, I looked at each wheel cylinder and those are dry tried to retrace the lines and seen nothing. and looked around the master cylinder and cant see anything and am completely stumped. All the bleeder screws are tight and all.

 

Perform a bleeding procedure as usual. It should become very apparent.

 

Pull the vacuum line off the booster and look inside the hose. Is it wet?

 

I was thinking the same, since its dry everywhere else by the sounds of it.

 

....... Well i got a better look in the light and i have a shocking discovery and seems i have a person who really wants to see me die.

That is a clean cut right through the line and now that im looking i seen the trail of brake fluid going out to the roads

 

Wow... No piece of metal hanging near that hose? Any evidence the wheel may have kicked up road trash that cut the hose, left marks in the area?

 

Well talking to the police this happened to 5 other peoples cars in the neighborhood and could be connected to the drug house that was busted a few months ago and are now getting revenge because the whole block reported them. And no nothing, And yes a trail of brake fluid coming from my driveway and to the stop sign and then onto the mainish road then to the freeway to work. And coming off the freeway the entrance to my work is there so only 5 times my brakes were used in the morning at 6 am. So i couldnt even see the trail. But initially i shrugged it off as it has been cold here and my brakes are kinda squishy on initial driving but firm up after 2 stops but i guess i didnt think much of it when driving but then coming home i instantly noticed it as they were still squishy and i thought i was going crazy so coming off the freeway thats when the pedal just slowly sank to the floor and pumping them wasnt working at all. But this even kinda worried ((and pissed me off) that i didnt even have a brake warning light or anything to indicate a brake issue nothing for low fluid or pressure until they failed.

 

That's messed up.

You do know that the rash of b.s. that you've dealt with in the last few months is NOT normal, right? Have you considered moving out of Florida (or at least out of that area)?
IIRC you've dealt with crazy old folks, theft, local drug houses and now cut brake lines - unless I'm forgetting something...

 

..... Its in the process, Stuck in a dead end job and such and such but i am planning on getting a better job here shortly then moving to michigan heh. And yes this is honestly my luck

 

Hopefully your luck will improve. Most of the time when folks think they're unlucky I think it's all in their head - but you have a legitimate complaint.

 

Well figured i will give an update he was put behind bars again for stealing a car and he admitted to cutting lines. so he is gonna have alot more charges. This was the owner of the house too.

 

Depending on you're insurance coverage, you might want to submit a claim for vandalism.

 

This is a crazy story. Glad you are okay, Eevee

 

Dang bro - hopefully that dude off the streets will improve your neighborhood.

Dave brings up a good point - you should at least check into insurance coverage. You certainly could file a civil suit against the dirtbag that damaged your Jeep, but that might be more trouble than it's worth.

 

It is honestly and isnt worth the headache just 10 dollars later and a brake bleed im good to go within 20 minutes (atleast they were recently done)