2001 Ford Escape hissing, air sound

Tiny
LIZZIETISHB
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  • 2001 FORD ESCAPE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 90,000 MILES
Hi! There is a hissing type sound in the brake pedal area when the car is in park, drive or just idling. The sound stops when I depress the brake pedal. Brakes are not soft and there is no other sound in the brake area. Thanks, Christine

ps. I know absolutely nothing about cars.
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 AT 12:38 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This I feel is a leaking brake booster, the booster is a vacuum assisted servo unit I would have this checked by a mechanic as it is possibly ready to fail and this will give you a very hard and inefficient brake pedal.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, March 12th, 2021 AT 10:45 AM
Tiny
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Thanks for your response.
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