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    Jun 15, 2020 4 minutes

    DUSTER BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE

    My 2017 Renault Duster has had a stubborn, apparently complex, braking problem since new. I have repeatedly tried to have the fault diagnosed, so far without success. The brake master cylinder has been replaced. I remember one of the CAR testers mentioning a similar problem with a Duster driven in 2017 and its brake pedal “travelled too far”.

    Half the time, the brakes work normally (it helps to pump them before starting the car). During this phase, the brakes gently start to bite right from the top of the pedal stroke as per normal and are easy to modulate. Then, for some unknown reason, the pedal needs to travel a bit further from the top of

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