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Posted on Jul 26, 2008

Brake light came on then pedal got hard but would still stop. After releasing pedal it took about 45 sec. for light yo go out. When depresed again would work good until light comes on again. Have asked parts person about problem sujected master cylinder did not help. Could it be the vacuum pump or brake booster?

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Abs in throwing a code thats what makes the pedal hard check for codes in abs system

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