Technical Possible Brake Problem? Any Ideas?

[roblawton]

Hi All,

I'm fairly new to the board, and found it after scowering the internet for help on this matter...

Yesterday, my handbrake light (!) came on, even though the handbrake was off. So I played with the handbrake, and it didn't make any difference.

After driving around a little longer, the light went off, but then the brakes felt VERY weak. I literally had to hit the pedal to the floor for the brakes to respond.

I've topped up the Brake Fluid today, and the light hasn't come back on. However, the brakes still don't feel as good (or responsive) as they used to.

I'm about to go on a little test drive to see if it will settle down, but any ideas?

Is it the actual brakes, or do I just need to get the brake fluid into the system?

Thanks everyone,

Rob,

 

[a1ant]

Hi mate,

The light will come on if the brake fluid is low. The fact you said you have topped it up would suggest this was the case. However, as it got low, there will now be air in the braking system, so you need to bleed the breaks.

Once you have bled the breaks, they should be back to normal. HOWEVER, its unusual to lose brake fluid, so you need to find the source of the leak.

Hope that help's
Alan