[V8] Brake pedal feel issues

Seamus O'Carey cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com
Wed Nov 30 14:10:06 PST 2011


ABS problem was my first thought as well.

Seamus

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Jason Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ABS problem?
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Cary Christopherson <chri0975 at umn.edu>
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 8:08 PM
> Subject: [V8] Brake pedal feel issues
>
> Good evening,
>
> Driving home this evening, partway through the drive I noticed my pedal
> feeling changed. The only way I can describe it is "grainy", as if the
> pedal is travelling through some sort of medium. This only occurs when the
> engine is running. Turning the car off results in this feeling going away.
> I have also noticed in the past couple days that the handbrake is requiring
> more pull to engage fully. The pedal may be a little softer than normal,
> but this perception could just be me thinking too hard. Also it seems to be
> making more "noise" when I push the pedal when the car is off, but this too
> could just be because I am listening harder!
>
> The pedal stays soft for quite a few pumps when the car is off.
>
> My first thought would be brake bomb, but would that not result in pedal
> hardness in a couple pumps after the car is off?
>
> Thanks in advance for any insight!
>
> -Cary
> Sent from my smartphone.
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