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Hello guys,

 

Had my MKII VRS for a couple of weeks now. When I first bought the car I noticed that the brake pedal felt a little soft. It isn't sinking to the floor or anything but it feels like there is not much happening with the first half inch of pedal travel but then the brakes bite in well enough. By contrast on my old MKI VRS as soon as you applied a little pressure to the pedal you could feel the brakes starting to bite.

 

I initially thought that there may be old brake fluid/air in the fluid as the previous owner hadn't had the fluid flushed in a while. Booked the car in with Skoda who replaced the fluid and informed me the brakes were fine, however no change to the pedal feel. I have since taken it to a local VW specialist who also say the car is braking fine however they did point out that the front discs are a bit corroded on the inside and may need replacing in the next few months.

 

I have checked the fluid reservoir and it hasn't dropped since the car was with Skoda and no tell tale patches on the driveway so I don't think there are any leaks anywhere. Scanned the car with Vagcom and no error codes whatsoever, also sat in the car with the ignition off and pumped the pedal, comes up solid in about 3 pumps. Today after washing the car I reversed it down the driveway a couple of times with the ignition on and applied the brakes very firmly, stopped promptly both times however there was a noticeable "woosh" of air noise when applying the brake pedal - im not sure if that is to be expected or not?

 

Like I say, car does stop okay but the top of the pedal travel just feels a bit "dead". Does this sound normal or am I simply being paranoid in light of two garaged saying all is well? 

 

Any thoughts welcomes and appreciated guys,

 

Cheers

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my 2007 vrs is exactly the same... ive had an issue with the drivers side rear caliper being stuck but the pedal has always done this... My thoughts were this thing called electronic brake force distribution, i understand the VRS has this and it actuates the force being applied to the pedal into the force on the brakes.. 

 

bottom line, if you jump on the brakes the car still stops pretty well so I would`nt overly worry

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Where did the "whoosh" noise come from?

 

If it sounded like it came from the pedal itself then this is pretty normal.

 

The brake pedal on my does feel quite soft at the top of it's travel and doesn't really start to feel firm until it's pushed at least 1/2 an inch. I think that's normal.

 

As long as when you push the pedal hard it goes stiff and doesn't feel like you're pushing air then you should be fine.

 

You should be able to easily push hard enough to trigger the ABS.

 

Phil

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Cheers gents, you've helped put my mind at ease. Phil, the whoosh noise did indeed sound like it was coming from the pedal itself.

 

I've had a few motorway runs now with the car and no dramas slowing the car once you have taken up the the initial pedal travel, if anything the travel feels shorter at higher speeds although this could just be me.

 

I imagine that the car is probably on its original discs as although its got a few years on it, its only done 38,000 miles and the discs do look a bit worn. Going to book it in and have the discs and pads done I think all the same.

 

Cheers guys

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I've only had the car for three weeks, but when coming to temporary stops in traffic I do tend to go handbrake on and into neutral rather than sitting on the brake pedal. Are you thinking issues with the rear calipers?

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