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[my_first_mini]

i was driving to work today like i do everyday and as i put my foot on the brake it felt abit stiffer to push....at this point i thought it was a little strange but then it went back to normal, came up to a roundabout and took first exit and put my foot down and then sum idiot pulled out in front of me so i put my foot on the brake expecting it to slow down and it didnt so applied the handbrake and almost crashed!!!


i absolutly pooed my self!!!!

since being at work i have pushed my car back and pressed the brake and its stopped.....im confused!!

i was told i may have a leak in the system....i was told to keep pressing the brake repeatidly(if thats how u spell it lol) and the pedal should get harder to press, then apparently keep my foot on the brake and it should soften but i have done this and its still hard to press


help!

[Teapot]

Is it possible that when you had to stop in a hurry your right foot momentarily trod on both brake and accelerator? I have done this a couple of times and it's pretty scary because your brain says the car should be stopping and your eyes say no it bl**dy isn't! It only needs to happen for a split second to carry you forward before your left foot hits the clutch pedal.

If you mean the brakes stopped working altogether for some time, then ignore this.

[blacktulip]

does the pedal go all the way down? or stiff?

[Ethel]

It doesn't have a servo doesit?

If the pedal doesn't move at all when this happens I'd suspect a faulty master cylinder, possibly some trapped debris. It could just be something obstructing the pedal linkage have a look for foreign objects under your dash or a loose clevis pin.