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• Maybe I need brake assist ? 27 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  that "flashed" him to come out and he did not check my way. I thought I had hit the brakes reasonably hard but the ABS did not activate even on a damp road. Tomorrow I will attempt a really hard crash stop or two to check that the ABS is working. Perhaps this was a wake up call and I need to refresh crash
• Fiat ducato total brake failure 27 May 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, i hope one of you can help me with this problem. I have a fiat ducato motorhome 1990 2litre petrol. I went to take it out tonight put in in reverse, pulled back a couple of yards, applied the brakes and the pedal went straight to the floor with no resitance. Brake fluid was low but not low
• Ford Fiesta Brake warning lamp stuck on. 4 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I have a 2001 Ford Fiesta Flight Diesel and have had the red brake warning lamp stuck permanenetly ON since last week just after I had to do an emergency stop. Looking in the manual, it tells me that it means that the fluid level is low but I have checked and the reservoir is full. Could
• back brakes 97 Accord 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  how can you tell when your back brakes are worn? Over the weekend a screeching metallic noise became frequent from the nearside of my Accord and only happened under braking. Noticed the handbrake was quite weak too and when applied under drive could cause the noise. So I dropped it off at garage
• Cruise control and the right foot. 25 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  into the 3rd lane because of traffic and when I went to hit the brake, I found the clutch instead. By this time, I was nearly on top of the other car and managed to hit the brake pedal second time of asking. Question is, where should you rest your right foot when driving on cruise? I tried to gentle rest
• Seat Ibiza 2007 - Brake light switch issue? (engine/EPC light) 19 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  so many mechanics who can't find anything seriously wrong, I noticed the engine light comes on after breaking sometimes. I also noticed my left rear brake light doesn't turn on. I replaced all the bulbs there, with no luck. I did some reading and figured it could be the break light switch. I
• Volkswagen Polo III - Brake disc badly corroded 29 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  At the last MOT (November) I had an advsisory that the front brake discs showed evidence of corrosion but not serious enough to fail.  Due to problems with the health of my mother I only got around to replacing them yesterday and boy am I glad I did. The brakes have evidently got
• Laguna 2 dci tourer - spongy brakes- after changed front pads. 5 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hey Guys,hope someone can help.I've just changed the front brake pads on my 2002 laguna2.I did the usual manual pushing in of the pistons with a lever to allow the new pads to fit-pushed them right home though,so maybe too far???I also did this without opening the bleed screw(doh!)-which always
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo 1999 1.8TD Brake Travel Problem - Weird 22 May 2011 (Forum)
  and the engine on, the brake travel is fine. Put the wheels on, engine running, all is fine. Put the car back down on the deck, and pedal travels an alarming distance, appears to be a couple of inches away from end of travel. Pumping the brakes bring it back to normal. If the accelerator is blipped
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 Vibration at speed/when braking 8 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hello everybody, My car is: Ford Fiesta R Reg 75k miles 1.25 Zetec Manual transmission The trouble with it is there?s a vibration/juddering at high speed (60-70 mph), and also when braking from high speed. It doesn?t always happen at that speed but sometimes it does. It can be felt through
• Mazda 323 - Knocking sound on braking 20 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, Wondered if anyone can shed any light on this before I take it in the the Mazda dealers (ugh)? I've got a 99/T Mazda 323 which is making a slight knocking noise on braking at low speed (between around 10mph until the car comes to a stop). It seems to be coming from the front and makes
• Micra MOT fail: repair or sell? 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  95N Micra 80k miles. Had a front shunt last year, I replaced the appropriate panels and kept on driving. It chugs along OK, brakes and steering seem OK. It has just failed its MOT and requires quite a lot of work: 1) Nearside rear brake pipe corroded 2) Offside rear brake pipe corroded 3) Front
• Scraping Noise from Brakes - 1997 Astra 30 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Morning all. My brakes (I can't really tell whether it's front or back) have started to make a fairly quiet scraping noise (kind of dull - not metallic sounding) when the car is cold. It stops when they warm up or after about five miles. It's only happened regularly for a couple of days
• Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium (2015) - Brake Discs 28 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  I am about to replace the worn  Ford brake discs  for  Pagid discs. However,  I have noticed that,  unlike the originals,  the Pagid discs have an additional small threaded hole near one of the lug nut holes. Does anyone know what this hole
• Ford Mondeo Estate tdci 0/3 - Binding front brake. 4 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Front near side brake is binding. Cooked my disc and pads so replaced both sides. Repaced the near side caliper and flexi. And Still binding. Can't understand why!!  Caliper slides ok on pins. I am foxed. Please help. 
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - Brake pads and discs 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  To prevent me from being a complete blonde and being totally ripped off on Friday when I take my car in, can anyone advice me on a ball park figure I can expect to pay for brake pads and discs to be replaced on my beloved passat? Thanks in advance!
• Suzuki Grand Vitara SWB (2005 - ) - Rear drum brakes on 4x4-as good as disks? 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Work colleague is considering buying a new Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 petrol but is worried that the back brakes are only drums and not disks. Does seem unusual for a modern 4x4 not to have disks all round. Should he be concerned?
• Mercedes Benz A-Class (1998 - 2005) - Changing Brake fluid with an ABS system. 15 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I need to change the brake fluid on my car. Do I empty the system first and then fill and bleed, or should I just introduce fresh fluid into the reservoir and bleed each calliper/cylinder until new fluid comes out?
• 96 4x4 2.0 Mondeo- front brakes sticking 18 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi can anyone please help me? I've got a problem with my Mondeo front brakes, Just fitted new disks, callipers and pads to rear then found it would not bleed properly so changed the master cylinder. It then bled ok but now the fronts are binding. Any ideas please.
• V.W. Sharan Brake pad warning light. 30 May 2007 (Forum)
  The brake pad warning light has come on, I have replaced the pads ( the old ones still had about 10mm left on them) but the light is still on. All the wiring seems to be o.k. If I disconnected the battery would this reset the system, or could it cause more problems. Thanks in advance. sparky 100.