Brake problem - Not squeaking!

psa · Post by **psa** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:45 pm

Hi all

I've stumbled across the forum looking for a little help which hopefully somebody can help me with.

I've just come back home and the brakes didn't feel normal although the brakes were still working. I put the car back in the garage and took the keys out and kept pressing the brakes. I heard what sounded like air coming from the front passenger well and as i kept pushing the brakes they seemed to go solid and couldn't be pressed down anymore.

A minute later i went back in a put the engine on and the breaks seemed to be ok, however i didn't keep pressing them.

Has anybody come across this or know what i sould do?

Oh any it's a 206 GTi 180.

teddy206 GTi · Post by **teddy206 GTi** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:48 pm

The noise comning from the footwell is because the servo is on the other side of the bulkhead to the footwell.
Your brakes sound completely normal to me.

psa · Post by **psa** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:50 pm

Why do they go solid when i keep pressing them though?

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:26 am

you mean solid like it would be if the engine is not running ? Sounds like an ABS fault ?

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:56 am

lol

don't worry, your brakes are normal. I did exactly this the first day i had the car and a year later the brakes are top notch

Morpheas · Post by **Morpheas** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:47 pm

When the engine is off after 3 or 4 presses all brakes go solid and stop working ... Servo is not taking any power from engine! When you restart engine it goes back to normal...So don't worry its something usual!!

psa · Post by **psa** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:44 pm

Thanks alot guys.

Was a little worried and drove a little slow (Which is for me is an achievement

) but they seem ok although i'm not going to try an catch them out.

I've got time off work, and i work for Peugeot Finance anyway so getting into a dealership won't be a problem.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:16 pm

so what are those GTI 180's like? im thinking of swapping the cc for one, although i might go for a CTR

psa · Post by **psa** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:43 pm

I had all manner of problems getting the car in all honestly and if i didn't work for the company it would have been a complete nightmare.

I ordered it in August 2004 and it came out in September but i didn't get the car until mid November. The car itself is amazing and apart from this brake query the only problem i had was an Anti-Pollution Fault which was a little bit of a problem but it all got sorted out. I decided on Onxy black and got the sports grills which really rounds the car off nicely.

Good drive but the car drinks petrol like water, that could be the way i drive it but i'm not a complete idiot and don't rag the cack out of it.

I'd recommend getting one for sure. Silly work plug (although the deal should be doing it) but there are some good finance deals and there at one point was a 0% one.