1996 Pontiac Sunfire Faulty Brakes.

Tiny
MARYMURPHY1
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  • 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
Brakes problem
1996 Pontiac Sunfire 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 163K miles

About 2 days ago after driving my car about 20 miles, when I tried to apply pressure to my brakes they went all the way to the floor, and I have limited brakes. They havn't seem to have gotten any worse over the past 3 days and I checked the brake fluid, and it's fine. What could this be? And is it possible they could go completely, because i've still been driving it.
Monday, July 21st, 2008 AT 1:15 PM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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First jack the car up and put on stands, check the front calipers for any fluid leakage as well as the rear wheel cylinders and hoses/hard lines.

Since your fluid level is good, it is more than likely a master cylinder is bad.

It is very dangerous to drive a car with brake problems. Don't drive it until the brakes are repaired.
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Monday, July 21st, 2008 AT 1:41 PM
Tiny
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Internal piston seals bad in master cylinder. And yes it is dangerous to and it could get worse.
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Monday, July 21st, 2008 AT 1:44 PM

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