The braking issue is due to the lack of vacuum coming from the engine (because of it running poorly) to the brake booster causing you to have no power braking. As for rough idle... it could be countless reasons. Check engine light on?
you need a new brake booster the rubber liner broke inside the booster so now theres a huge vacuume leak thats why its running crappy.
My 2003 started having a rough idol and hard to push break
2003 Mercury Sable LS Premium Sedan FWD
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Maintenance & Repair
Recently my 2001 Sable indicated a misfire on 2 and 6 and P1311 - Lack of Heated Oxygen Sensor Bank 1. I replaced the spark plugs and both O2 sensors. Then I was getting a misfire on 1 and 2 and the...
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Maintenance & Repair
So I finally got old Bessy somewhat running again. A long time ago (~3months ago) my car would only crank and not turn over, turns out it was the distributor so I went ahead and replaced it alon...
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Maintenance & Repair
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Maintenance & Repair
None of my windows will work and neither will the lights inside the car
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