My brake pedal goes to the floor, it will stop you but not very well

Tiny
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  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
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My brake pedal goes to the floor, it will stop you but not very well. Scared for my wife to drive it. I payed a mechanic to put brakes all the way around. Did not help, so he said to replace the master cylinder. So we did did not work. So he said replace the brake booster. So we did still did not work. I live off disability and do not have much money I am in over $400.00 in and still not fixed. So it has new front and back brakes, a master cylinder, a new brake booster. Everything has been bled he does not know what else it could be. New brake fluid, no leaks. I am still with no brakes.
Friday, December 22nd, 2017 AT 3:23 PM

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Tiny
HARRY P
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Well I am taking a shot in the dark here, but you might just have some air in the lines. Try bleeding the brake system. Here is a how-to guide if you are up to it: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-bleed-or-flush-a-car-brake-system

If you are not up to it, then it should not be terribly expensive to get it done. But just about anyone can do it.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 AT 7:16 PM
Tiny
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They have been bleed three different times in a crisscross way to where they are straight fluid coming out.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 AT 7:16 PM
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HARRY P
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Criss cross is not the way to do it. You are supposed to start with the right (passenger side) rear, then left (driver's side) rear, then right front, and then the left front. There is a pretty good chance that is why you still have a soft pedal. Please read the guide posted above and re-bleed the brakes. See how it feels after that and we will go from there.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 AT 7:16 PM
Tiny
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Okay thanks, I will definitely try that and hopefully it works. They just told me that it is something that the brake lines goes into that is electronic and cost about $700.00.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 AT 7:16 PM
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HARRY P
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They are talking about the ABS module, a common problem. But a bad ABS module will not cause a soft pedal. It will just cause you to not have ABS, so you would be driving on 1980's brakes (brakes that can be completely locked when you slam on the brakes and skid). And often times, you can get those fault codes concerning the ABS module if the grounds are loose or dirty. Plus, your ABS light and brake light would both be coming on.

When you replaced the master cylinder, did you bench bleed it before installing it? Because you could have air trapped in the master cylinder itself. If you did not bleed it, you will need to remove it, and bleed it, and then reinstall it, and very thoroughly bleed the brakes at each wheel.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 AT 7:16 PM

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