zetec_s ljk Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 on friday i was driving in the snow and this idiot infront of me broke suddenly so i had to brake but when i broke my brake peddle was grinding and sounded like a drill.. now the brakes hardly work they go right to the floor with little braking. i gave my car in to ford to see if they can correct the problem.. a 2 month old car shouldnt have brake problems already can they ? does anybody else have the same problem as me ? cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeZetecS Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 on friday i was driving in the snow and this idiot infront of me broke suddenly so i had to brake but when i broke my brake peddle was grinding and sounded like a drill.. now the brakes hardly work they go right to the floor with little braking. i gave my car in to ford to see if they can correct the problem.. a 2 month old car shouldnt have brake problems already can they ? does anybody else have the same problem as me ? cheers, I share your hammer-drill like ABS but they are as normal on the road. As for the exsesive play with the pedal you have now, doesn't sound nice. No it's shouldn't happen with a new car but things will fault regardless of its age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny87 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 That'll be your anti-lock brakes doing their thang. My guess is your braking system got such a thrashing from the ABS that maybe you've lost brake fluid somehow... I agree that the ABS does sound pretty violent Jury's out as to wether the gizmos (ABS, EBD, ESP, EBA) are of any use to experienced drivers in the snow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstructorPiggy Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 jurys back with verdict...... ...... "we, the jury, find the electronic gizmos to be guilty of unhelpfullness in the snow!" sounds like the ABS has faultered after the Estop and is causing the pedal problem I would say. In snow/ice, best to come off the pedal and reapply and drog a cog or two...you really need wheels to lock a little to bite into the ice n snow.... and finally...keep that 10second gap...make all the difference between smiles and heartache!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsMashed Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 scored discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightowl Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 scored discs. ...or knackered cable somewhere along the system. Sounds like there's too much 'play' in the pedal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ecc Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My brakes most definatly saved my life (and my fiestas life) today, on the dual carriageway and a car decides it'd be good to merge into my lane whilst the van in front is slamming on (due to some accident) i ended up stopping and was about a cm away from car that merged so i say my brakes are performing well in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick09 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 My breaks have been sounding like a drill on the snowy roads aswell, but they are fine on normal roads so put it down to grip. They still perform okay however, even with the thudding. Stopped me inches away from a motorcylce today who had to perform an emergency stop as the car in front of him on a rondabout decided to quickly swerve and pull back on after he had turned off. Poor bugger nearly skidded off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstructorPiggy Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 scored discs. no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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