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Thread: Brake Pedal Intermittently Sinks on New 2023 540i xDrive

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    Brake Pedal Intermittently Sinks on New 2023 540i xDrive

    The header says it all. The brake pedal sinks intermittently but the brakes do function and do stop the car. This only happens sometimes. The car (BMW 540i xDrive without M-Sport package) has 700 miles only on it. Dealership says it didn't find anything wrong with the car! Any idea why and what to do?

    Thank you in advance.

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    Pity the dealer... intermittent faults are difficult to diagnose. The more intermittent, the worse.

    Omar2022, you have to provide complete information so we can take a guess, since we don't have the tactile experience or (for most of us) prior experience with the symptom.

    Does the pedal sink to the floor? Does it sink only once? Does it happen while you're slowing, or at a stop? Car warmed up, or engine cold?

    The brake pedal on my 530e sometimes sinks a little after a stop. I THINK it's something to do with the power assist vacuum not maintaining constant (negative) pressure, such as would happen it the engine started (not that there's any reason for it to do so at a stop, and since when I've observed it, I'm only a mile downhill from home).
    Charlie

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