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Brake failure on Chrysler Voyager 2003

My brakes failed without warning yesterday. When brake pedal is pushed I can hear air coming from front nearside. I wanted to check brake hose for damage but don't know where it is located please can you help? Could the problem be something else? There's no indication light for ABS, but the brake light now comes on permanently.

Asked on 10 January 2011 by rwilson

Answered by Alan Ross
The only air would be from the servo which is there to assist in the brake pressure.

You may want to check to see if any pipe work has come off, although you need to be aware that even if the brake servo failed you would still have brakes but would have to press much harder on the brake pedal.

If you have no brakes at all then it could be a number of things, from a master cylinder failure to one of the brake pipes failing or a brake actuator failure.
Given the seriousness of the problem you might be best served to get a qualified mechanic to look at it in the first instance.
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