[tcausey]

I have a 2000 Taurus, I think the master cylinder is bad. The pedal travels all the way down, barely having any brakes. Any ideas on what this could be? If it is the master cylinder, how hard is it to replace? Thanks for any help you can give.
Thanks
Terry

P.S. Great forum by the way.

 

[Mexjames]

IT could definitely be the master cylinder but for me this is an indication that you have a leak, and that could be just anywhere in your brake system.

First I would fill the fluid reservoir with the appropriate brake fluid and I'd drive straight for the shop unless of course you'd like to tackle that yourself.

 

[saurus]

i have the same problem since the day i bout the car avery slow respond and hard pedals feel ... so so far i did what u can think of in the brake system but the problem seems to get beater very slow .... i changed the brake pads to a sportier ones and it was great so try that fore now and see what happens

 

[OAKLEY2000SEL]

It could also be a rear wheel brake cylinder. Even if it's the smallest leak, as soon as there's a hole it sucks in air. Then your brake system will be full of air which would make your brake peddle feel very moochy! <_<