The brake pedal all of a sudden was spongy going to the floor board to stop. please note there was no brake light on and we checked the brake fluid for leak and the fluid level was good. Next we brought the car into brake masters to troubleshoot and they said we needed the master cylinder replaced and brake line bled and flushed so we had the work done. after we picked up the vehicle at closing time and drove off the brake pedal still didn't feel right was spongy and in now the brake light turned on which wasn't on prior. When we got home we checked the brake fluid reservoir and it was almost empty, tried calling back brake masters but the didn't answer were already closed, next morning called and told them the car brakes were still doing same thing, and now brake light on & brake fluid low? We brought the
suv back and they said they tried bleeding the brakes several times to no avail and needed more time to figure out what's going on. end result the told us it's the ABS module and they don't do that type of repair we need to take it to the dealer. I told them I was now questioning if the work they did replacing the master cylinder was misdiagnosed and now out were almost $500.00. anyways we went straight to the dealer to fix the car and told them what happened that brake masters replaced master cylinder and car still had same problem and concluded it's ABS module and only dealer can fix. Turns out the dealer mechanic says it's not the ABS module.
The problem is the master cylinder is bad and damaged power booster and need to replace the master cylinder and power booster cost $1,000.00 we ended up having them do the repair and picked up the car and again the car brake pedal is immediately spongy as driving home. it's going to the floor board? Contact the dealer to notify drop the car back to dealer did not hear back for a couple days. I call talk to service advisor who says the mechanic has tried several things and thought he had fixed it but turns out he still doesn't know. the service advisor apologized for this and said as soon as they know something he will contact me. Bottom line is I hear back after four days that the mechanic says it's the abs module and the part $550.00 and $300.00 to $400.00 for labor Now I'm questioning why this wasn't discovered from the first time we brought the car to the dealer after telling them that's what brake masters concluded and why the dealers mechanic ruled that out the first time when we initially brought the car in to dealer. I asked to speak to the mechanic to better understand how he has now arrived that it's the module that's the problem. The service advisor said mechanic is off until Monday.Note: service advisor told me it's not a code that came up because it's not an electrical problem it's a "hydraulic" one? Hoping you might be able tell me how do you diagnosis a bad ABS module and if this sounds correct based on what has happened with the car not being repaired properly for a third time? I don't want to get ripped off with another $900.00 misdiagnosed repair from inept troubleshooting. Sorry for this long question and thanks in advance.
suv back and they said they tried bleeding the brakes several times to no avail and needed more time to figure out what's going on. end result the told us it's the ABS module and they don't do that type of repair we need to take it to the dealer. I told them I was now questioning if the work they did replacing the master cylinder was misdiagnosed and now out were almost $500.00. anyways we went straight to the dealer to fix the car and told them what happened that brake masters replaced master cylinder and car still had same problem and concluded it's ABS module and only dealer can fix. Turns out the dealer mechanic says it's not the ABS module.
The problem is the master cylinder is bad and damaged power booster and need to replace the master cylinder and power booster cost $1,000.00 we ended up having them do the repair and picked up the car and again the car brake pedal is immediately spongy as driving home. it's going to the floor board? Contact the dealer to notify drop the car back to dealer did not hear back for a couple days. I call talk to service advisor who says the mechanic has tried several things and thought he had fixed it but turns out he still doesn't know. the service advisor apologized for this and said as soon as they know something he will contact me. Bottom line is I hear back after four days that the mechanic says it's the abs module and the part $550.00 and $300.00 to $400.00 for labor Now I'm questioning why this wasn't discovered from the first time we brought the car to the dealer after telling them that's what brake masters concluded and why the dealers mechanic ruled that out the first time when we initially brought the car in to dealer. I asked to speak to the mechanic to better understand how he has now arrived that it's the module that's the problem. The service advisor said mechanic is off until Monday.Note: service advisor told me it's not a code that came up because it's not an electrical problem it's a "hydraulic" one? Hoping you might be able tell me how do you diagnosis a bad ABS module and if this sounds correct based on what has happened with the car not being repaired properly for a third time? I don't want to get ripped off with another $900.00 misdiagnosed repair from inept troubleshooting. Sorry for this long question and thanks in advance.
Jul 11, 2021 at 3:25 PM
