Brakes acting up at xijio::blog

My brakes have felt a little weird in the last couple of weeks. The ABS hits sometimes when I don’t expect it to (like one or two pulses sometimes in casual braking). When I braked hard it would hit ABS almost every time. Also in casual consistent braking, the braking pulsed a little and there was some squeaking. This has been happening for a while now.

Most recently, my brakes started getting really squishy and soft which is scary. When I got home last night I checked my brake fluid and it was very low. I added about a pint of DOT3 and pumped the brake pedal a bunch of times and it felt better this morning. I tried to take it to the mechanic to have it looked at but, the place I used last time (Northwest Automotive) can’t look at it until tuesday so I’m going to call Affordable Tire and Brake and see if I can get it looked at this weekend.

I’m thinking I’ve got a leak somewhere in the brake line or in the master cylinder somewhere. I might need new pads and rotors too. Hopefully I’m not out too much for the repair, but brakes are one of the systems in my car that I don’t want to worry about failing.