jc55
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- Jul 20, 2010
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Hi All
Just completed a 3000 mile( trouble free) tour through one Canadian province and six US States. Once at home and the Vectra was unloaded, I started it up to move to its regular parking place. I shifted into reverse and noticed that the Autopark dash light did not go out, but I was able to reverse into the parking spot. I did have to pull forward to straighten out, and to my surprise, the brake pedal went right to the floor and a red exclamation mark lit up on the dash. I pumped the brake pedal and it came right up and stopped the coach. I cautiously backed into the parking spot and got stopped ok. The green switch for the Autopark system was replaced about two years ago. I did notice that the brakes did require pumping of the pedal on the last leg of the journey. The brakes seemed to fade if you just stepped on the brake pedal once, but if you pumped them at least once the brake pedal would be at the top and firm. I know that the brake pads and rotors are in good shape (4 wheel disc) and there is no apparent leaks. Bad master cylinder? If the master cylinder is the culprit would that make the Autopark warning light come on, or is that a separate issue? It just seems a coincidence that both would occur at the same time. Any thoughts?
Just completed a 3000 mile( trouble free) tour through one Canadian province and six US States. Once at home and the Vectra was unloaded, I started it up to move to its regular parking place. I shifted into reverse and noticed that the Autopark dash light did not go out, but I was able to reverse into the parking spot. I did have to pull forward to straighten out, and to my surprise, the brake pedal went right to the floor and a red exclamation mark lit up on the dash. I pumped the brake pedal and it came right up and stopped the coach. I cautiously backed into the parking spot and got stopped ok. The green switch for the Autopark system was replaced about two years ago. I did notice that the brakes did require pumping of the pedal on the last leg of the journey. The brakes seemed to fade if you just stepped on the brake pedal once, but if you pumped them at least once the brake pedal would be at the top and firm. I know that the brake pads and rotors are in good shape (4 wheel disc) and there is no apparent leaks. Bad master cylinder? If the master cylinder is the culprit would that make the Autopark warning light come on, or is that a separate issue? It just seems a coincidence that both would occur at the same time. Any thoughts?