If you hit your ford f 150 or super duty s brake pedal and it goes to the floor stop the vehicle and don t drive it until you find a solution to this problem.
2001 ford taurus brake pedal goes to the floor.
I replaced the master cylinder about 2 years ago because it was leaking which is when this started.
When i go near the floor and the car starts to stop the compression is still there so it does not sink but still what.
This article applies to the ford f 150 2004 2014 and f 250 super duty 2005 2014.
Using a flashlight check the level of the fluid or just remove the lid of the reservoir and look inside.
The booster is a mechanism that uses vacuum pressure to take the force being applied to the brake pedal and amplify it.
Anytime you have a brake pedal that goes to the floor raise the hood and locate the brake master cylinder s reservoir.
If the level is full or close to full that would probably be a symptom fluid leaking past the seals in your master cylinder.
If you have a fading sinking brake pedal and have checked all the basic s no leaks no air in system non swelling rubber brake lines replaced master cylin.
The brake pedal going to the floor would indicate brake fluid leaking past the seals somewhere in the braking system.
If the fluid is full then continue onto brake fluid is full down further in this guide.
2001 ford taurus the brake pedal goes to the floor the first pump then second brakes normally this has been going on 2 years.
Here s an additional reason a brake pedal could go all the way to the floor.
If the booster is bad then the full amount of force needed to activate the master cylinder and pressurize the brake fluid isn t.
During the summer the brakes are fine.
Check the brake fluid level.
During the winter i have to pressure bleed them 2 times a week.
A bad brake booster.
1999 taurus w 3 0l 24 valve engine 4 wheel abs after replacing some brake lines and a new master cylinder from advance auto the pedal travels about 2 inches before any significant braking then sinks slowly to the floor.
Check your brake fluid level first.
