# Brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camry\
**Created:** [August 17, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721 "2010-08-17T23:00:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Harstine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jack\_Harstine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jack_Harstine)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721/1 "2010-08-17T23:00:22Z")

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My brake have recently becom spongy, meaning I have to push the petal all the to the floor and pump them. I have check the brake fluid level and it is ok. I have also noticed that it seems like only one brake , passanger side front seems to be working. Would the most probable cause of this be the master cylinder going bad?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721/2 "2010-08-17T23:35:09Z")

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No. The most probable cause would be air in the lines and a bad (stuck) brake caliper.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 10:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721/3 "2010-08-18T10:22:28Z")

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This is not something you should ignore, even for a day or two. Next time you might find you have no brakes.

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721/4 "2010-08-18T13:11:47Z")

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The lawyer for the person or persons that you hit is really going to love it when he finds this thread proving that you knew you had a brake problem but kept on driving anyway.

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**Author:** ![known2wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@known2wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/known2wizard)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721/5 "2010-08-18T18:29:50Z")

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spongy brakes is a sign of air in the system since air compresses and fluid wont

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes/53721/6 "2010-08-18T18:49:24Z")

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I hope you plan to fix this immediately. This is dangerous!