I was doing approx 60mph coming up a side turning that I have to make everyday on my commute.
Today I braked perhaps a little bit later that I normally do. It was a nice day and I was looking forward to taking the side turning "enthusiastically" such is the angle of it.
I started braking fairly hard, at least fairly hard for what I consider to be acceptable public road driving.
There is a slight undulation/bump in the road when approaching this turning. I am used to this and normally it causes no problems.
Today however it scared me ****less.
My brakes went completely crazy when I went over this bump. The ABS kicked in. And the pedal went ROCK HARD with approximately only a quarter of the pedal pressure I was originally putting in! I tried to press harder but nothing. The pedal was stiff.
I am absolutely confident there was no gravel or diesel on this bit of road. It was completely clean and clear.
Luckily I only overshot the turning by about 5 meters. Which meant I had to stop completely and select 1st gear and apply quite a big of steering lock to make the turn.
This must have looked extremely odd for the car behind and I'm grateful he wasn't right up my arse like often happens on this particular stretch of road. I was approaching the turning with some gusto and enthusiasm... only to come to complete stop. He must have thought I was an idiot.
At first I thought I had burst a brake hose or something. But I tested my brakes moments later and they were fine...
This incident is very worrying for me and to be honest I have lost a fair amount of confidence in my car now.
Today I braked perhaps a little bit later that I normally do. It was a nice day and I was looking forward to taking the side turning "enthusiastically" such is the angle of it.
I started braking fairly hard, at least fairly hard for what I consider to be acceptable public road driving.
There is a slight undulation/bump in the road when approaching this turning. I am used to this and normally it causes no problems.
Today however it scared me ****less.
My brakes went completely crazy when I went over this bump. The ABS kicked in. And the pedal went ROCK HARD with approximately only a quarter of the pedal pressure I was originally putting in! I tried to press harder but nothing. The pedal was stiff.
I am absolutely confident there was no gravel or diesel on this bit of road. It was completely clean and clear.
Luckily I only overshot the turning by about 5 meters. Which meant I had to stop completely and select 1st gear and apply quite a big of steering lock to make the turn.
This must have looked extremely odd for the car behind and I'm grateful he wasn't right up my arse like often happens on this particular stretch of road. I was approaching the turning with some gusto and enthusiasm... only to come to complete stop. He must have thought I was an idiot.
At first I thought I had burst a brake hose or something. But I tested my brakes moments later and they were fine...
This incident is very worrying for me and to be honest I have lost a fair amount of confidence in my car now.