2001 Silverado Brake Pedal Goes To Floor

What could this be.

2001 silverado brake pedal goes to floor. Here s an additional reason a brake pedal could go all the way to the floor. If the fluid is full then continue onto brake fluid is full down further in this guide. Still stops the truck but it is an uneasy feeling. I bought front wheel hubs for my truck from 1a auto and followed their youtube video perfectly to replace the front right one.

My brake pedal goes to the floor when my truck is running i have checked for any visible leaks bled the whole system and installed a new master cylinder. Brake pedal goes to floor. The booster is a mechanism that uses vacuum pressure to take the force being applied to the brake pedal and amplify it. Reasons your brake pedal goes to the floor.

1 leak from brake line or brake caliper. Using a flashlight check the level of the fluid or just remove the lid of the reservoir and look inside. Brake pedal to the floor feb 25 2012 4 54am hey guys i just bought my first silverado the other day 4th in the household and while i was driving home the break pedal was fine and 10 minutes from home it started going to the floor before the brakes catch. When bleeding rear wheels the pedal will go to the floor when the bleeder is open.

Just bought my 2003 silverado 2500hd 4x4. I have a 2007 silverado new body style ltz 4x4 with the z71 package and it s the extended cab. There are no visible leaked and the reservoir was completely full. The brakes were fine the other day i went out to use the truck and the pedal went to the floor i did have 1 of travel at the bottom so i used the truck for what i needed.

I looked all around the truck for leaks from brake fluid there is none and the brake resiviour sorry for the spelling is still full. The leak may coming from a brake line or one of the brake calipers. Brakes feel real good until slowing to about 2 mph. A bad brake booster.

I took the truck on a 30 minute drive the other day and on the way back home my brake light came on and the pedal goes almost to the floor. If the booster is bad then the full amount of force needed to activate the master cylinder and pressurize the brake fluid isn t. Feb 25 2014 8 41pm. Brakes problem 2001 chevy silverado v8 four wheel drive automatic alot miles i was wanting to know if you can answer my question because i have done everything that i know to do.

Anytime you have a brake pedal that goes to the floor raise the hood and locate the brake master cylinder s reservoir. The back brakes are low but in good condition not like the fronts at all. At that point the brake pedal moves towards the floor. Do the brakes need bled.

The fluid had gone from clear to iced tea color in the months since i flushed it. Check the brake fluid level. One of the reasons is the brake system loses pressure from an external brake fluid leak. I can still stop.

Jul 03 2012 4 15am. Brake pedal to floor.