Brake fail

Nothing surprises me. Fact is strange than fiction especially inside the confines of a workshop or dealership.
 
I purchased my Stinger GT2 three weeks ago and have had a similar thing happen three times so far, including this morning once on the way into work. I'll start to push down on the brake until I feel the usual pressure along with the car slowing down normally. Then (possibly during the engine downshifting - not 100% sure yet) the pedal will loose the "braking feeling" and go all the way down to the floor with no braking. A quick pump or two of the pedal will resume braking, although usually with a quick jolt like I applied too much pressure to begin with. Thankfully, another car has not been in front of me nor has it happened during a need for quick braking during freeway travel, but the whole thing really makes me question when/if it's going to happen again. So far, it's happened once per week since I've had it and since it can be many days between the issue happening, i have a strong feeling that it will not happen when the dealer tests it. I'm still going to have it looked at for obvious safety reasons, but happening along this thread makes me wonder how much of an issue this is with these cars...
 
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sup191 said:
I purchased my Stinger GT2 three weeks ago and have had a similar thing happen three times so far, including this morning once on the way into work. I'll start to push down on the brake until I feel the usual pressure along with the car slowing down normally. Then (possibly during the engine downshifting - not 100% sure yet) the pedal will loose the "braking feeling" and go all the way down to the floor with no braking. A quick pump or two of the pedal will resume braking, although usually with a quick jolt like I applied too much pressure to begin with. Thankfully, another car has not been in front of me nor has it happened during a need for quick braking during freeway travel, but the whole thing really makes me question when/if it's going to happen again. So far, it's happened once per week since I've had it and since it can be many days between the issue happening, i have a strong feeling that it will not happen when the dealer tests it. I'm still going to have it looked at for obvious safety reasons, but happening along this thread makes me wonder how much of an issue this is with these cars...
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Take that car in immediately before you hurt yourself! You might just need the brakes bled to remove air and new fluid added.
 
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These are some crazy scary stories! Knock on wood - my Stinger has not had any braking issues and I'm at almost 30K miles. I wonder if it's air in the system - or brake fluid boiling... I'm sure they use a good DOT 5 Brake Fluid...
 
NS_Stinger said:
Take that car in immediately before you hurt yourself! You might just need the brakes bled to remove air and new fluid added.
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I just dropped it off at the nearest Kia dealer to have them take a look at it. They said they will need to be able to reproduce the issue in order to find a possible fix. I'm worried it won't happen for them while testing it today, but at least the first steps in resolving this issue is started. There's no worse feeling than wondering if you're going to rear end somebody every time you apply the brakes.
 
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If that happened to me, I'd be pumping my brakes gently to test the pressure, not standing on them with a continuous push. And, into the dealer pronto. Good going, not waiting anymore. And I don't think that bleeding the line and looking for obvious brake issues requires duplicating a damned thing. A thorough inspection of the entire brakes system is a step by step process: not using "hand wavium" and waiting for something to manifest before you go to work on it.
sup191 said:
I just dropped it off at the nearest Kia dealer to have them take a look at it. They said they will need to be able to reproduce the issue in order to find a possible fix. I'm worried it won't happen for them while testing it today, but at least the first steps in resolving this issue is started. There's no worse feeling than wondering if you're going to rear end somebody every time you apply the brakes.
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how many parts can be between the brake pedal and the pads being pushed against the discs ? Why do they need to reproduce it ? Don't they know which part(s) can cause this from years of training, etc.. ?
 
Get yourselves a dash cam, go pro or something, as least, if KIA can't reproduce it so you can record it. That way you have some evidence in case an accident occurs.
 
MacDogg said:
Get yourselves a dash cam, go pro or something, as least, if KIA can't reproduce it so you can record it. That way you have some evidence in case an accident occurs.
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I agree with this, but many times dealers and Hyundai/Kia can be really a**holes about these things, and I bet they'd say a dashcam doesn't prove anything, unless you also have a camera pointing at your pedals showing it drop to the floor at the same time.

In for an update on the OP's situation? @CeramicSilver ??
 
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