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• Audi A4 B7 avant - mintex brake pads 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Need to replace the rear brake pads on my car? Seen some mintex ones on sale at a good price at local motor factors but they appear to be 'tapered' till halt way through the thickness. Will this initial top 50% of the pads have the same stopping power as other makes of brake pad or less until they wear down to the 'thicker' part?
• VW Passat - Passat Brakes 3 Aug 2010 (Forum)
    Have followed the Haynes manual and all guide pins, clamp bolts and wheel bolts are torqued correctly. The brakes seem to be doing their job and stopping the car as they should but when travelling slowly and applying slight pressure to the brakes there is a 'clunking' sound from each front wheel, it only happens once each time the pedal is pressed.
• Skoda Octavia 2.0l SLX Estate (51) - No brake lighs at all on my Skoda 30 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  The other day i found that all 3 of my brake lights have stopped working, i've done the usal checks, Fuse, bulbs. No other lights are affected - Indicators, reverse, fog,side lights all work. Find it strange how its just the brake lights that have failed.
• Honda CR-V II (2002 - 2006) - 06 2.0 clunking noise heard from brakes 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  honda crv 2.0 56 plate 34000 miles. has anyone heard of or had a problem with a clunking noise from the rear of car when applying the foot brake. this noise appeared after having the brake pads changed. and the noise was not picked up when at honda for service although it had been sitting for over a week before service and returned the week later.
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 05 1.4 C3 brakes 1 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  My son has a problem with the brakes on a Citroen C3. They were dragging and overheating on a run. He has replaced the front discs and pads. After adjusting the rear shoes the brakes were still dragging so he attempted to bleed the system by pressurising the master cylinder but could not get any fluid out of the bleed nipples, front or back.
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 04 1.5DCI 'Brake Judder' 20 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2004 Renault Clio 1.5 DCI. when I brake at any speed in excess of roughly 40 MPH I can feel quite a severe ' judder' through the brake pedal, I have had the discs and pads replaced, and had the N/S wheel bearing replaced (because there was a bit of wear in it) but the problem persists, the car has ABS.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Faulty brake light 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi Hope somebody can help After checking all my lights i noticed that the centre brake light on my 1999 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec wont work. I have replaced all the bulbs and checked the fuse and cant see any loose wires or connections in the bulb unit. The two side brake lights both work and the car does not have any other electrical problems.
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 1994 1.8 diesel - Brake? noise 27 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  My Non Turbo Diesel 205 has a noise from the front Brakes. I replaced the calipers 2-3 months ago and now after about 10 miles, when going in a straight line they sort of whistle. If I just touch the brakes or turn the steering wheel a little in either direction it stops.
• Land Rover Defender (1946 - ) - 1987 2.5 Transmission Brake 20 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My transmission brake has seized on. In the last week the brake has seized on a few times but came off after moving my 90 back and forward. This time it has stayed on and will not come off. The handbrake cable and linkage appear to be working ok and the problem appears to be inside the drum.
• MOT standards... 31 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Variation on "leaky dampers": Dox wrote: >> Springs, dampers, and braking components should always be changed in >> axle pairs. >> MOT standards should be maintained 365 days a year, not just the day of the test. MOT standards are quite low. You can, perfectly legitimately, replace a damper, a spring, a brake pad, a disc or even a brake shoe, a brake pipe, a hose, a tyre, calipher, seal, cylinder, bearing, or a ball joint, bush, or whatnot, and still expect your car to pass the MOT test.
• Hyundai Accent (1994 - 1999) - 1999 1.3i - brakes are soft & heavy steering 20 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi guys wonder if you can help? Have bought a accent 1.3i 1999 t regd. The brakes are soft and car pulling to one side also the steering wheel seems solid to turn there?s no power steering the car was lying for 8 months and the brakes where seized on any help appreciated. Is there anyway to make the steering lighter or can it be converted to power steering for cheap?
• SAAB 9-5 (1997 - 2009) - brake light failure 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  I have a saab 9-5 estate which is a fine car except for a constant warning light saying "brake light failure" every time I turn the ignition on and touch the brake peddle to take the gear out of park.All the lights are working its just the warning light coming on.Local dealer has changed all the bulb and the high level light but no joy.
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - Brakes and disks worn out at 2yrs & 20k 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, Our C-Max 2.0TDCi recently started suffering a grinding sound around the rear. It is the Ghia model with the electronic parking brake. Well it's gone to the garage and they have diagnosed that the rear brakes and disks are completely worn and want to replace them. Cost = £220. This seems a bit of a blow for a 2yr car with 20K on the clock.
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 03 Replacing Brakes - best non dealer brand. 21 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hi there, I need to have the Brakes replaced on my 2003 X-Trail 2.5 SVE Auto (Disks and Pads). I have had a quote from Nissan (gulp) and have also called a few "local garages". The local people have offered different brands of brakes.
• Civic Brakes sticking after washing. 4 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi I normaly leave my brakes off when garaging the car after washing to prevent them sticking. The last time I washed the car I forgot to leave them off, the car was in the garage for 3 days and when I tried to move the car they were well and truly stuck, I had to ease the clutch out 3 times before the brakes released themselves with a loud noise.
• Omega cruise control 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  The brake lights failed on my Omega - diagnosed as a knackered brake light switch. On replacement, the cruise control no longer works. 1. I'm assuming a link (because of the effect touching the brakes has on CC, I assume they are related) 2.
• Omega brake pad warning - cause? 21 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  What causes it to display the Brake Pads warning? (It isn't a wire running through the pads themselves apparently). Is this likely to be a spurious display? Should I worry?
• Jaguar Computer fault 27 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 3.6 jaguar sovereign, D registration, 113000 miles. The computer says that there is "Brake Falure" for the first 10 minutes of a trip and then goes out. The brakes are fine, even under heavy repeated application. Also the computer says "Bulb Falure" every time I apply the brake and then goes out till next braking.
• changing Ford Ka brake pads 2 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  The CBCB says > Why is this?
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  Why is my brake pedal hard in the morning? 24 Apr 2025 (Ask HJ)
  When my Kia has been unused for a few days, the brake pedal is initially unable to be depressed (so that the car can't be started) but then slowly softens....