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• Steering Wheel Vibration Under Braking 26 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've recently noticed a viabration from the steering wheel of my 1994 Granada Scorpio when braking lightly at high speed. (50 to 80) Feels similar to when the wheels are out of balance, but had 4 new tyres fitted, with balancing. First thoughts are that the discs are warped / track
• leaky 106 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Our 106 appears to be losing most of its brake fluid via the offside rear wheel. Apparently the brake warning light was on when my missus started the car to drive home tonight & when I checked the car over (in the dark) I noticed the lack of fluid & leakage on the bottom half of the hub and rear
• CRV brakes 14 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Afternoon all! I am running a Honda CRV (auto petrol) out here in Cyprus. It suffers with persistant squealing from the front brake disks. I appreciate that the conditions out here are ideal for this to occur however I have had the disks hosed out and blown out regularly but with no improvement
• leaky servo 3 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  another question about my golf... I've just retro fitted a rev counter and one thing has become apparent. When my foot is on the brake pedal the engine idles about 50rpm slower than when my foot is off the brake pedal. It does this all the time and not just when the vacuum is being restored
• Passat Back Brakes 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  hi all a quick one which i am sure has been asked before. My M reg CLTDI Passat just failed its MOT due to badly aligned and heavily worn back brakes. What would it be resonable to pay for this job in 1) VW main dealer 2) local trusted garage? Could i chance it and go to some quick fit place
• Rover 220SD 21 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have a Rover 220SD with a "Brakes" problem. The problem is the pedal goes rock hard and the brakes themselves are of very little use. The problem has only just started and it has never happened before. If I stop turn of the engine then restart the brake pedal goes back to normal. I have checked
• Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes 4 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  or garage? any views on brake fluid changes and the extra performance this will bring would be appreciated, thanks Ellis
• Xantia Brakes 17 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Dear All, Thought I had read somewhere on this forum a question and answer about noise from Xantia HDi front brakes - but can't find it in the archive. Also recall someone saying that there was a "kit" which prevented this noise (much the same as a loose exhaust would make if catching on the body
• Brake Servo - Rover Metro 8 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise please? Am I right in assuming that all the current range of diesel engined passenger cars, due to the absence of manifold depression, are fitted with a seperate vacuum pump for servo assistance to the braking system ? Could anyone guide me on the siting of the vacuum pump
• Brake fluid change 24 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  It is usually recommended that brake fluid is changed every 2 or 3 years. When my car is serviced by the main dealer, they check the fluid boiling point. The latest service on my 3 year old Focus says the boiling point is 196 deg C, with a minimum allowed of 155 Deg C. So is there any need
• rover brake light probs 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  doing this? Is it possible just the brakes are worn (although i thought the light would stay on permanently)?
• Toyota MR2 - brakes - hot rear discs 8 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  and some town driving. However, since the two discs were changed they have both been running constantly hot - over a distance of 12 miles and moderate braking you can burn the skin off your fingers, and hear the tink, tink, tink of cooling brake discs after the car has stopped. The discs heat
• B6 2.0TFSI 2006 - VW Passat & Its problems.... 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, ok - So here goes, My car started to develop a squeeking sound from the left rear tyre, about 4 days after, i've had the [p] (parking brake) light appear and the ESP light, VW main dealer told me i need a new ABS pump for £1,500.00, been reading a lot of information about
• corsa 1.2 - MOT failure brake application imbalance 21 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I'm wondering if anyone can make some suggestions as I'm a bit stumped with this one. My daughter's corsa failed its mot on ' 3.7.A.5C rear brake application uneven'. The readings given were: Front 300 300 Rear 90    160 Handbrake 120 140 I first
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - yr2000 1.4l - brake pedal force (not ABS) 30 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, When I brake in my car, the force required on the brake pedal often varies between journeys. This can range from it being almost like a non-power assisted system which feels very dull (I went straight over a small zebra crossing at uni when it was first starting to happen and I wasnt prepared
• Vauxhall Zafira B - Brake and rear lights not working? 23 May 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, my 55 zafira 1.6 life (petrol) has all of a sudden developed an issue I really can't seem to solve.  Everything electrical works perfectly except yesterday I noticed the main brake lights had stopped working, bulbs are fine, all connections I can check easily are good
• Honda Stream CRV - Hot brake discs 27 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  . However when I took the car in for a brake test on a rolling road  (Kwik Fit) I was told that everything was a 'pass' including the 'brakes binding' test.  The MOT is not due till the summer. Should I just keep on driving and not worry? Driving an import, I am rather anxious about anything
• Vauxhall Zafira B-Brake and rear lights not work? 4 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all, my 55 zafira 1.6 life (petrol) has all of a sudden developed an issue I really can't seem to solve. Everything electrical works perfectly except yesterday I noticed the main brake lights had stopped working, bulbs are fine, all connections I can check easily are good and the high
• Ford transit - Brake problems 17 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Hello. I was wondering if you might be able to confirm what the ford technician told me.  I have a 2010 3.5 tonne hi roof ford transit which has developed a worrying symptom. While heavy and trying to slow from motorway speeds, the brake pedal slowly travels down to the buklhead
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 29-07-2017 Part 2 7 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  I'm not convinced by this "always left-foot-brake in automatics" notion. It may be fine and dandy if you never again have to drive a manual car, but if you do, your feet will be confused, your reactions slowed and the risk of an accident increased. And a lot of us drive both manuals and automatics