Top 4 Reasons Why Your Brake Pedal Feels Spongy / Mushy / Squishy Or Soft

Brakes feel spongy, mushy, squishy or soft? These are the top 4 reasons why.

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[zahimiibrahim]

Diagnosis is key. I had a persistant spongy brake pedal, replaced the master cylinder, bled the brakes twice and still no luck. 2 mechanic shops told me I had a bad ABS unit that needed to be replaced. I wasn't convinced so took it to a third mechanic recommended to me by a friend who diagnosed air in the ABS unit and pumped the air out of it. Instant fix, my brakes feel really sharp now at a small fraction of the price quoted by the other two shops. Guess who will be my mechanic from now on.

[brownwrench]

Stuck caliper sliders too. Piston side pad pushing unopposed against the rotor and flexing it.

[mescnick]

At the stop light car moves forward when I have foot on the brake and I have to push hard on the brake pedal to keep it stopped

[mar]

How do you test if master cylinder is good/bad or if it might be the ABS modulator?

[bestbuildpc]

I have the same problem right now and actually the big problem is the ABS Pump which has a malfunction and I will replace asap.

[luckyirishlife]

What about low pad wear? Would that cause more distance pedal travel before brake engagement compared to brand new pads taking less distance pedal travel for brake engagement?

[rafikdjemili]

How to release the air in the ABS unit please?
Is does it mean that no need to change the ABS unit ?
My front caliper doesn’t release! And the garage did scanning and there nothing showing in the scanner and also no ABS or other sign showing in the dashboard ( Kia sportage 2015 )

[cristhianjesus]

1:45 where’s is the video of you bleeding abs system?

[robertdiehl]

Add swollen/ ballooned brake hoses to the list