When turning the steering wheel completely to the left the brake pedal goes down to the floor

ELDOCYRUS

MEMBER
2005 SUZUKI ESCUDO
2.7L
V6
4WD
AUTOMATIC
90,000 MILES

Hi there,

This only happens when making a hard left turn. Other than that it brakes perfect.
Paid a lot in repairs already, they bled the whole system and also changed the master. Now they want to scan it but don’t have too advanced scanners I think.
Is this maybe a axle bearing failure?
Would it be the left side since it only happens when turning left?
Hope you can help me out.

1 Reply

JOETECHPRO

MECHANIC
705 POSTS

Hey ELDOCYRUS,

Checking for play in the wheel bearings is a great idea.

It is easy and quick to do, a badly failed bearing will give enough play that the brake rotor can shift.

This will need to be ruled out before you go any further, i'm surprised they have not checked this already.

Let us know after you have had the front wheel bearings checked.

Regards, Joe