ntl680
24-08-2010, 04:44 PM
Hi all,
I have 2004 Octavia 1.9 tdi, it has had new brakes all round this year including cylinders (not master), however 3 times and several weeks apart without warning the brakes have failed. When i have gone to apply the pedal it has gone straight to the floor and only work if i pump it 2 or 3 times, i have been to two different mechanics and neither can find a fault! It has not lost any fluid and generally the brakes seem to work fine. On 2 of the occasions when they failed it felt also as if when i had stopped the hand brake had stuck on. and did not release until the car had been left for about 20 mins. Each time it has happened the journey has been less than thirty miles.
Any advise will be a great help.
I have 2004 Octavia 1.9 tdi, it has had new brakes all round this year including cylinders (not master), however 3 times and several weeks apart without warning the brakes have failed. When i have gone to apply the pedal it has gone straight to the floor and only work if i pump it 2 or 3 times, i have been to two different mechanics and neither can find a fault! It has not lost any fluid and generally the brakes seem to work fine. On 2 of the occasions when they failed it felt also as if when i had stopped the hand brake had stuck on. and did not release until the car had been left for about 20 mins. Each time it has happened the journey has been less than thirty miles.
Any advise will be a great help.