Hoping some one can help me have an 02 v70xc.
2004 volvo s40 brake pedal to the floor.
Car still has soft goes to floor pedal.
S40 v50 forum 2004 5 volvo s40 v40 forum 2000 2004 c30 c70 2006 s40 v50 2004 volvo xc40 240 740 760 780 bertone 940 960 v90 s90.
Brakes seem to work fine otherwise.
Possible solution is to replace the brake booster vacuum hose but this hose is expensive.
Must be bad master cyl.
The brake pedal should become easy to push again.
The brake pedal goes to the floor with little resistance.
Blended system first with car not running then with car running.
Any one have an idea if i am doing something wrong or might have missed something to.
As title states my braking pedal sometimes goes to floor during driving mainly when i m in a traffic jam and using the brakes actively.
It doesn t build pressure after pumping.
With the car off step on the brake pedal until it becomes firm.
I noticed this jus read more.
Replaced with new oe ate master cyl.
Put the key into position 2 before starting and see if you can hear the vacuum assist pump run.
Brake pedal spongy goes to floor no biting point etc.
Driving a 2007 volvo s40 automatic transmission.
Hello i have an 2004 s40 in the uk.
After starting the engine i found the brake pedal would slowly drift to the floor when applied.
Figured ok checked every were no leaks found.
I also used the regular 2 man method.
I ve gathered all the threads which seem to relate to the same problem with the x40 and their brakes.
If i hold my foot on the brake pedal while at rest with the engine on it sinks to around 1 from the floor.
It doesn t stop or slow the car at all.
Pedal slowly sinks to floor.
Very common issue on the 1st gen s40.