I am the original owner of a 1999 Honda Accord (purchased new) with 57,400 miles. While traveling down hill in wet but not rainy conditions, my brakes failed. The pedal went all the way to the floor & I lost all braking power. I was not able to pump the brakes back up and there were no brake indicator or warning lights that came on. It was not an ABS activated system because the pedal simply fell to the floor. After the car sat for approx. 30 minutes, full braking power returned. There was also a burning smell, with a foul odor. When I took the car to an independent shop, no problem could be found. I was told it was a one-time occurrance. I then took the car to a Honda dealer (this is the 5th Honda I have owned & I have never experienced this problem) the dealer gave two reasons for loss of brakes/pedal to the floor: Loss of brake fluid (mine was fine) or a problem with the internal seal in the master cylinder. The dealer replaced my master cylinder and bled the whole system. The car has rather low mileage & has been regularly serviced. My child & his friend were in the car with me when the brakes failed. There was no crash as I used the E-brake and was able to come to a slow stop (it took approx. 1block) and I was only traveling approx. 30 mph.

- Castro Valley, CA, USA

The master cylinder failed causing brake pedal to go to the floor and resulting in loss of braking ability.

- Montgomery, NY, USA

The master cylinder failed causing brake pedal to go to the floor and resulting in loss of braking ability.

- Montgomery, NY, USA

I was going down hill on a four lane highway in town and gave a signal to turn right onto a street. I put the brake on and as I was turning onto the street the brake pedal went to the floor. A truck was coming the opposite direction when I turne the corner and I turned left into some bushes and rocks to miss it. The police officer and the wrecker driver tried the brakes and said the brakes were out. I then had the car towed to the dealer to have repaired under warrenty and the service mangager said he could not find a problem. I picked the car up and had my brother in law drive the car home. The brake pedal went down on him before he got the car home. My son is an ase certified mechanic and repaired the brakes. He said the wheel had not been off the vehicle as the brake drums were still rusted onto the rear axle. He adjusted the rear brakes, checked the front brake pads and installed a new master cylinder. The brakes seem to be working fine now. It cost my insurance company $4100 to repair the body damage to the car. I think this should have been covered under warrenty. Your help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

- Wise, VA, USA

The master cylinder failed causing brake pedal to go to the floor and resulting in loss of braking ability. Nlm

- Montgomery, NY, USA

When driving on wet or dry pavementand upon depressing brake pedal to make a graudal stop, pedal traveled to the floorboard, causing extended stopping distance. Problem was intermittent. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced brake master cylinder. Problem still occurring.

- High Point, NC, USA

When applying the brakes, pedal went to the floor, and the vehicle did not stop which caused owner to hit another vehicle. Dealer said that the master cylinder was leaking on the inside.

- Whitehall, PA, USA

Master cyliner leaking internally

- Whitehall, PA, USA