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Brake failure

Tiny
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  • 2012 CITROEN C3
  • 1.4L
  • 2WD
  • 65,000 MILES
I can be driving an the brakes are fine next time go to use them nothing happens local garage have said it is two brakes working an not all four. They have cleaned them all and advised changing brake disks, but said it is fine to drive. Surely all four brakes should work all the time.
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 AT 8:30 AM

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Tiny
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You need to describe the symptoms differently. "Nothing happens" can mean a dozen different things. The brake pedal will not move. The brake pedal goes all the way to the floor and the car keeps moving. The brake pedal feels normal but the car does not slow down.
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 AT 2:42 PM
Tiny
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The pedal still goes to the floor like normal, but there is no brake so have to use the gears an hand brake to stop.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 AT 1:09 AM
Tiny
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It sounds like a major fluid leak to me or a at least a master cylinder failure.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 AT 6:50 AM
Tiny
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Yup. Pedal going to the floor is not normal. Are you losing brake fluid from the reservoir?
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 AT 3:18 PM

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