I was driving my Ford E350 van yesterday when the brakes gave out. I had it towed to the shop. The shop found nothing wrong after a test drive; they suggest replacing the master cylinder, but they cannot guarantee this will fix the problem. I am worried because it might be something else that is wrong!
The Ford van had been driven for 25 minutes, the brakes working without any problem. Driving slowly ( about 10mph) down a narrow suburban lane, I braked as I approached the stop sign. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no response, three times. Simultaneously, there was a loud grinding noise. I was able to turn and stop at the curb and did not drive any longer. The emergency brake was not employed during the driving time.
Please advise me. I do not want to find out the hard way that there is some other cause for the break failure!
THANKS!
John
The Ford van had been driven for 25 minutes, the brakes working without any problem. Driving slowly ( about 10mph) down a narrow suburban lane, I braked as I approached the stop sign. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no response, three times. Simultaneously, there was a loud grinding noise. I was able to turn and stop at the curb and did not drive any longer. The emergency brake was not employed during the driving time.
Please advise me. I do not want to find out the hard way that there is some other cause for the break failure!
THANKS!
John
Nov 18, 2011 at 2:05 PM
