Today as I pulled into my in-laws driveway I noticed the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. It slowed down initially, but when I went to apply more pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, it simply went on through to the bottom.

In the past 9 months I’ve had the brake fluid changed. My 1999 A6 quattro has over 266,000 miles on the odometer.

Any idea what’s going on with my brakes?

Now this wonderful brske light has come on in the dash and it flashes and makes a singing noise to boot!

I stopped by my local O’riely Autoparts store and the tech had me start the car and pump the brake pedal. I then backed up and sure enough, there was a puddle of fresh fluid on the concrete and there was brake fluid on the rim (see pics).




Now ny question is on how to replace the brake Lin to that right front tire. Should I replace the other lines at the same time?

Before you start buying parts to replace, you should do a bit more diagnosis. Jack up the front of the car, use jackstands, remove the wheel, add fluid and have a helper press on the brake pedal while you observe the source of the leak. It might be a hard line, or a rubber hose , or a connection. Depending on what you find, you should check the other lines for similar problems. Resolve those as necessary.

A good shop should.be able to do the job right.

Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve had good luck at my local VW dealearship. I’ll see if they can look at it Monday.