Sierra Brake Problem

May 12, 2004 1 Replies

Recently after about an hours driving in my Sierra XR4x4 I noticed the brake warning light come on and when I tested the brakes they were very spongy. I stopped at the next garage and when I checked the brake fluid instead of being between min & max it was way up close to the filler cap. Obviously I had got a lot of air in the system somehow. I drove home very slowly with the warning light on all the time. When I got home I left it for a couple of hours and then when I checked the fluid level was back to normal and the warning light didn't come on. It's been ok ever since although I haven't been very far in it.



Just wondered what could have caused this problem and should I be concerned about it?



Nodge


The level should be checked with engine running IIRC The warning light can come on for loads of reasons including low power assistance. I doubt whether it was a case of air in the system, unless the fluid is very old and you had been making many hard stops, which can cause old fluid to boil.

mrcheerful

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