Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 2007 1.8 - Spongy brakes

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Sat 20 Dec 2008 15:29
2007 1.8 - Spongy brakes - Galad
Bought my Avensis 1.6 T3x petrol a month ago from a main Toyota dealer. Was a demonstrator with just 5.5k miles. Braking requires a very firm foot, significantly more than my previous Mazda 323 almost as if the servo has gone AWOL. Can be quite disconcerting to gently press the pedal in slow traffic and nothing happens. I've tested an emergency stop and it seems to be okay. Brake fluid level is where it should be.

I'll be bringing the car back to be checked out next week but I wonder if this is a characteristic of the Avensis. For such a big and almost new car I would expect excellent braking power. Could it have something to with the fact that it has spent most of the last 18 months sitting on a forecourt? I can hear the pads on the disks which is understandable given the lack of use and SWMBO's Corsa D sounds the same.

Any observations will be most welcome.

Edited by Webmaster on 20/12/2008 at 19:15

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Sat 20 Dec 2008 18:34
2007 1.8 Avensis 2007 Spongy brakes - gordonbennet
No those brakes should be light and progressive, a sharp prod should stop the car dead.

Have you given the brakes a good cooking by a few repeated high speed stops to clean them up?

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