I hope someone here can give me some advise, since I am way out of my depth. I have a '98 Ford Taurus, 70,000 miles. Today, someone darted in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes. When I let up on the brake, I found that I still needed to brake again, but this time, the pedal went to the floor. Pumping didn't help.
I've always followed the suggested maintenance schedule carefully and one year ago, the rear brakes were cleaned and adjusted while the car was in for some other rounetine stuff (tune-up, etc.). It has been a year and the brakes get a workout, but they have felt fine. The brake shoes were replaced 2 years ago.
My neighbor thinks that the brake line has rusted out. Does this sound like the problem?
Thanks for any help.
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