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• 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....
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  Is it common for Skoda Citigos to suffer warped brake discs? 5 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter’s 2012 Skoda Citigo recently developed steering wheel judder when braking. She took it to a Skoda dealer who charged her £189 to replace pads...
• Mazda CX-30 - Brake fluid change 3 Apr 2025 (Forum)
  I was just looking at last year's service sheet to see when the next one was due and noticed that the dealer recommended a brake fluid change at the next (this years) service. This will be the cars second service and it has done around 8000 miles. They are obviously trying it on aren't they? 
• Toyota Yaris - Am I okay to bake my brake drums? 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  My brake drums were rusty. Having cleaned them and sprayed them with heat resistant paint, am I okay to follow the paint instructions to harden the paint by baking at 160 degrees, or will that warp the drums?
• Hyundia i40 - Brake pad changes 19 May 2015 (Forum)
  I am hoping someone can assist with this, can you change the pads and wind back the calipers on the i40 with electronic hand brake without using a diagnistic machine to wind them back. I don't want tonpay someone just to change my pads?        
• Ford Fiesta - brake lights are not working 14 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hi. Today I noticed none of the brake lights are working including the one in the back window.  Can someone please help so I can resolve this problem. It's becoming a nightmare. I don't have the car Manuel either so I'm in the dark.
• Ford Focus - Brake disc corrosion holes 24 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  My brother-in-law has just had new brake discs fitted to his 2008 Ford Focus. The old ones had large deep pits in them. Was this corrosion or a manufacturing fault? Thanks (I'd post a picture but that doesn't seem possible)
• Hyundai i20 - Torque settings for brake calipers 5 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  I have the workshop manual for Hyundai and I am looking at the torque settings for the front brake calipers.  It gives the value for the pins as  21.6 ~ 31.4N.m. Why have they given a range rather than a fixed value?  So what should it really be?!?
• Brake 25 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Whenever there is a road safety discussion on the radio (well BBC anyway) and TV the pressure group Brake is always invited on to comment, but why? It is obvious what their opinion will be, reduce speeds is their only solution to every motoring safety problem. The organisation is neither objective or offers any serious solutions so why are they taken so seriously by program makers?
• Skoda Fabia - Brakes binding 1 May 2012 (Forum)
  Today I went to start it after it had been stationary for 4 days and it would seem that the rear nearside brake has bound on. The car now won't move. What can I do?! I need to move it!
• Citroen C5 - Hand Brake sleeve removal 2 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Hand brake lever is loose at the top part and need to get to the spring to adjust. Most car have a screw you take off and the sleeve comes off but the 2006 Citroen C5 doesn't seem to have one. Anybody knows how?