help, brake pedal vibrates when braking!

[damo88]

hi , only had the car a few days and love it, but when braking gently at slow speeds the pedal vibrated and makes a strange noise does anyone know what it could be thanks

 

[andycupra]

did it just do it the once? or does it do this often?

what sort of surface where you on? is it possible that one of the wheels didnt have much grip and the abs was kicking in>?

 

[ebo007]

ABS mate

 

[AlexGSi2000]

As ebo said, sounds like the ABS system, do you have the ABS or TC light lit on the dash?
A sensor could be on the way out.

 

[Mat]

mine did this a few weeks back... pulled over, stopped and then abs/tsc light came on and problem went away. went to mates garage to show him and go for a test, light cleared itself, and problem stopped

magic

 

[damo88]

hi , thanks for replys , i have no warning lights that come up , it happens most of the time , i checked my discs and all have a lip on the edge could it be my discs and pads need changing

 

[Fl@pper]

find a quiet local trading estate and test ya brakes for a 'healthy' emergency stop and see if it's the same juddering as it could just be the abs activating as normal

once you know what it feels like it wont be so bad, mine goes nuts when i go over the speed hump end of our road at walking speed (12" steep drop)


just make sure it isn't coming on all the time because of a dodgy sensor/fault etc

 

[tommy2008cupra]

mine did this turned out to be a worn wire by the wheel to abs system turned out to be a cheap fix for me

 

[damo88]

its def the abs , fron drivers side ? is it worth changing the sensor?

 

[tommy2008cupra]

defo check wires first

 

[damo88]

ok buddy will check in morning and let you know

 

[haller]

it happend to me not so long ago, the abs light came on straight afterwards... You need to get to a garage