Due to a leak in my brake-line toward the rear, my rear brakes don't work; are my front brakes next to go out?

While in a split system as most newer cars have, its unlikely the front will go out too... but the question is, are you comfortable putting everyone in danger in the event you have to make an emergency stop to avoid an accident? Brakes are designed to stop a vehicle when both the front and the back are operating in unison so stopping distance is increased greatly when one set is not working.

The idea of the split system is to allow a driver to safely get a vehicle off the road if one set of brakes were to fail while driving. The system was never intended to allow a driver to continue routine driving while one set of brakes is inoperative. The idea of your driving your car routinely to and from work in traffic for a week with a known brake problem is unbelievably careless.

Think about the rest of us for a second then either rent a car, ride share with someone else for the next week or find a mechanic that can get it fixed today.

As mentioned it is a split brake system and you should still have half of your brakes. That being said however this can be a dangerous thing in that your car will have a greatly increased stopping distance and could be dangerous to drive at highway speeds. It would best to only drive it if you absolutely had to and be very careful even then of course. It should not cause your should not go out due to the leak in the line to the rear but when you have the car repaired have a thorough inspection done to the rest of the brake system for any other possible problems.

Check you rear brake lines and/or one of the rear cylinders, either the hose has cracked and leaking fluid, you will see the "wetness" on the inside of the tires or the brake cylinder's seal has been damaged and is now leaking.

Consider this as very dangerous and you should not drive your car as no matter how much fluid you fill in the container, you will immediately lose from the rear cylinders.

Be careful

First examine the grasp brake cylinder. There are 2 sections, one for the front and one for the rear. verify the two are finished of brake fluid. once you replaced the front brake pads, did you sparkling around the piston that pushes the pad against the rotor? Brake pad residue blended with highway grease can inhibit the piston from working wisely. in simple terms curious, how do you be attentive to it is in simple terms the front brakes not working properly? Did you examine the situation of the shoes on the rear? in the event that they are ok, attempt adjusting them tighter.

This has happened to me before but this is what you might be able to do.

if you have the brake release on the left lower side of the dash,

just pull out the emergency brake release and hold it and while you're holding it in the release position, with your left foot push the pedal on the emergency pedel and use it as a brake while you're driving slow. Or

If you have an emergency brake handle between your seat and your console you'll have to use the emergency brake handle to slow down.

There's no other way I can think of and I hope this helps-good luck

as it is probably using a split line system ( or you would have no brakes at all) it would seem unlikely for the other system to also fail but there is always a remote chance.

I assume you are not in UK as driving with defective brakes will get you arrested. insurance is also invalid from moment of taking an unroadworthy vehicle on roads. Here we would have to arrange for it to be picked up and delivered to a garage or at least towed on a fixed solid tow-bar.

first let me tell you to park the car. now if for emergency only get a pair of vise grips and crimp the main rear hose. that will stop the leak and use of rear brake.

ok do this. i did this a few times. if you know where the hole is then smash the line closed. that way the fluid can,t leak out. you still should stop if you take it easy because you have a double master cylinder.