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Braking issues -- soft in the morning 2001 S40 S40-V40

posted by  Arro on  Fri Nov 21 11:00 CST 2008
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My brakes feel precariously soft in the morning (or anytime after about 6 hours of non-use).

It feels like they are not going to stop the car; but then they do--slowly. What does it feel like? Like in the old days before power brakes. Or, when I've worked on my brakes and forgotten to bleed the air.

But after a few minutes, they work fine.

A couple of other clues:
Last night after about 45 minutes of driving, the ABS and BRAKE indicators lighted on the dash. The brakes seemed to be working fine, though. And when I turned the car off and restarted, the indicators went out.

For the first 7 years or so that I had my car, when depressing the brake pedal during the first 10 minutes or so of driving, there would be these short, soft buzzing noises. The dealership explained that that was the brakes calibrating.

I have not heard this noise in some time....

Arro Smith
Austin, Tex.






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