spongy brakes

stevo · Nov 28, 2011

i have a 2005 1.8T. when i reverse the brake pedal goes spongy.
this only happens after reversing - brake pads (front and rear) are fine. has anyone had this problem before or can anyone advise me as to a solution?

Sam_zap · Nov 28, 2011

Only in reverse is very odd. But spongy is usually air. In the systems. Any abs lights or anything else

FloridaVR6 · Dec 2, 2011

Sounds like you have a bad master cylinder

bikerkid9069 · Dec 2, 2011

Try bleeding the brakes.

1naudia4 · Dec 2, 2011

Maybe look into getting some stainless brake lines as well. They make a huge difference in the overall feel of the brakes and getting rid of that "spongy" feeling. Its quite odd though that you only feel it when you put the car into reverse. Maybe for some reason your car pulls less vacuum when in reverse which negatively effects the brake booster.

spongy brakes

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