# 1999 Chevrolet Malibu - brake issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-malibu-brake-issues/131006>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [December 17, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-malibu-brake-issues/131006 "2018-12-17T19:26:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kenmontgomery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kenmontgomery](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kenmontgomery)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-malibu-brake-issues/131006/1 "2018-12-17T19:26:27Z")

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replaced master cylinder blead brakes still pedel still goes to floor?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-malibu-brake-issues/131006/2 "2018-12-17T19:54:02Z")

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Either you didn’t get the brakes bled properly - including bleeding the master cylinder first, all 4 wheels next or you have a leak.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-malibu-brake-issues/131006/3 "2018-12-18T16:17:24Z")

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The best way, is to bench bleed the master before you install it.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-malibu-brake-issues/131006/4 "2018-12-18T16:31:19Z")

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If the vehicle has ABS, the brakes must be bled using a pressure bleeder when the brake system is opened up.

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/9/9562f9657a33d6e493740aa57813798f19d1b559.gif)

Tester