1 leak from brake line or brake caliper.
M35a2 brake pedal goes to floor.
Brake pedals can go down to the floor for various reasons.
Edge brake pedal goes to floor.
Items 1 and 2 are what you want to look at if there is a brake leak.
The first thing to check when your brake pedal goes to floor is to raise the hood and check the brake master cylinder s reservoir.
Reasons your brake pedal goes to the floor.
Technically there are two main causes that would make the brake pedal sink all the way to the floor.
Here s an additional reason a brake pedal could go all the way to the floor.
One of the reasons is the brake system loses pressure from an external brake fluid leak.
If you notice your brake pedal is soft you may wonder what part of the brake system causes this issue.
If the fluid is full then continue onto brake fluid is full down further in this guide.
The booster is a mechanism that uses vacuum pressure to take the force being applied to the brake pedal and amplify it.
Check your brake fluid.
If you step on the brake pedal and it has little to no pressure and goes all the way to the floor especially if you re getting no braking.
No brake pressure pedal goes to floor.
A bad brake booster.
Below we have listed five common reasons why your ford edge s brake pedal may be hitting the floor.
A brake pedal that feels mushy spongy or that slowly sinks to the floor when depressed can be best described as brake pedal sink.
If your brake pedal sinks towards the floor when you are stopped while your foot is on the brake or does not feel as firm when the brakes are applied this could indicate you are having some sort of trouble with.
Anytime you have a brake pedal that goes to the floor raise the hood and locate the brake master cylinder s reservoir.
One of the signs that your brake system is not properly functioning is the brake pedal being soft or spongy which means the pedal goes down to the floor when pushed.
The leak may coming from a brake line or one of the brake calipers.
Check the brake fluid level.
Items 3 4 and 5 are reasons why the pedal could sink to the floor with no leak at all.
Using a flashlight check the level of the fluid or just remove the lid of the reservoir and look inside.
Low brake fluid level.
If it s low top it off to the mark on the side of the reservoir.