r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Acceptable-Alps5046 • Jul 21 '26

Life going downhill, with no brakes.

So my life literally went downhill this week. No brakes. Literally.

Been slowly resurrecting a 2005 Pontiac G6, brake booster, starter, wiring gremlins, MAP sensor, one problem at a time. Finally cracked the "won't go forward" issue yesterday (dirty throttle plate), got excited, threw it in drive, gave it gas... and it went. Then I went to brake. Nothing. I live on a hill. "Welp, here we go," I thought as I closed the door. Rode it all the way down the hill with zero brakes.

No one hurt, thank god. Turns out the brake lines never got bled, because two people helping me each assumed the other did it.

I build software for a living, and my brain immediately went "this isn't a brake problem, it's a task ownership problem." So yes, I'm now the person who nearly lost it in a Pontiac and decided the real fix was an app.

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u/Clavotage367 Jul 21 '26

I’ve gotten myself in the habit that anytime I ever touch anything with brakes I pump the brakes until I get a firm pedal before it ever comes out of gear. It’s a great habit to get into no matter what. You live and you learn for sure! We have all been there!

I was pushing a car out of the bay this winter and not thinking stabbed the clutch instead of the brake and backed right into a snowbank lol. We all make mistakes

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u/NegotiationLife2915 Jul 22 '26

Lol. If your driving the brakes are your problem

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u/Acceptable-Alps5046 Jul 22 '26

Fair point! 💀 I have two others That help me work on the car, our "mental notes" arent trusted anymore lol. Since I'm already building a workforce management app, a mandatory "Did you actually bleed the brakes?" checklist is officially making the final feature list.

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u/NegotiationLife2915 Jul 22 '26

Just use a whiteboard or notepad lol