Her brake pedal goes basically to the floor when you press it

PETEEHOWARD

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2003 KIA SPECTRA
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
70,000 MILES

I drove my girlfriends car last week for the 1st time in about 4 months. Her brake pedal goes basically to the floor when you press it. I have checked the pads in the front and shoes in the rear. They were all in good shape along with the calipers and wheel cylinders. I have bleed the system twice times. When that did nothing I changed the master cylinder. Bleed the system twice again and still nothing. I have run out of ideas. Please help.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 AT 11:44 PM

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SQM

MECHANIC
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Hello,

There are few reasons of why the brake pedal goes to the floor.
It could be due to air in the brake lines, bad master cylinder, leak in the brake system, low on fluid.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/brake-pedal-goes-to-the-floor

Be sure to check for any leaks from the calipers or any of the lines/hoses.
Keep in mind that if the brake bleeding not done as per the recommended process, you might not be able to get all the air out.
Also, if this vehicle is equipped with ABS the bleed procedure is little different.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-bleed-or-flush-a-car-brake-system

I have attached diagrams for both ABS and non-ABS brake system.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.

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