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Squeak Squeak 20 Jun 2003 (Forum)
My 306 dturbo has developed a horrendous squeak that only appears for the first 5 miles or so every day from cold. Having had new brakes recently I blamed those but they have been refitted and copper greased etc, the noise still remains. When accelerating the squeak dissappears and come back when declutching or free-wheeling, increasing or decreasing frequency in relation to the road speed not engine speed, pressing the brakes hs no effect it sounds the same. -
Peugeot 106 Front Suspension Thud 7 May 2003 (Forum)
When reversing my wife's 106 (1124cc petrol '96P at 42000 miles) touching the brakes produces a distinct thud from the front. It must be bad - even she's noticed it. (Sorry - unnecessary chauvenistic remark!!). Seriously though - it's more distinct on left lock and doesn't show up by applying forward/reverse drive - only reverse braking. -
Steering fault after new tyres fitted 7 Mar 2003 (Forum)
I had 4 new tyres fitted yesterday. When I drove from the garage, the car veered to the left when braking. As soon as the brake was released, it drove straight again. It?s a bit like losing control on a patch of ice. The steering wheel doesn?t pull at all. The car drives straight on a flat road. I? -
1999 Toyota Corolla noise 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
My daughter has a 99 Toyota Corolla GS that's making a clunking or grinding noise in the front end when the brakes are applied hard. She also has trouble making quick stops. A mechanic checked it out and said the pads and disks are almost new, and he suspects the anti-lock braking system may be at fault. In the past I've always looked after her car, but now she lives in the UK and I'm in western Canada, it's hard to be a remote mechanic. -
Cost to put right? 15 May 2002 (Forum)
My car failed its MOT today and needs the following work doing: A new brake pipe, 3 brake hoses and handbrake cable to replace. Could anyone please advise me of a rough estimate for cost of repair as I have not got time to go from garage to garage for quotes. The car is a 94 Citroen ZX. -
MOT Test Insurance 2 Jul 2001 (Forum)
The limits/exclusions are: £750 per claim, less first £10 Must be taken out 3 months before test 8 years/75,000 miles Cost of test/re-test Windscreen, headlamp alignment, exhaust, CAT, brake friction material and consumables Structural damage Fair wear and tear to items such as brake pads, tryres, clutch etc. There seems endless scope for argument about the "fair" and the "etc." -
Automec brake fluid 5 Feb 2001 (Forum)
Further to the reference in your column last weekend, I obtained information and local stockists from Automec. As an engineer and keen classic enthusiast... -
Attempted rip-off 5 Nov 2015 (Forum)
I put my car into my local village garage, a place I've used for years, to get my front brakes replaced. I returned a few hours later to find new discs and pads on all four wheels, because the mechanic 'felt a judder when braking hard'. When I pointed out that rear pads and discs had been replaced at this garage only a year ago, I got usual bulls*** about 'corrosion' and 'excessive wear'. -
Merc A Class - Wobbly Brakes 14 Mar 2014 (Forum)
I picked it up simply as a bargain hack, and for an S plater it's not bad; the arches are still there in all four corners and it's no more wooly to drive than any of these that I've come across (they're handy little tools but I'm no illusion that an early W168 is a 'good car') with just the usual lurching handling and spine breaking suspension characteristics! Anyhow, the one pressing issue I do have is the brakes. There is a constant 'rubbing' when the car is moving, with the usual metallic 'tambourine' sound effects coming from what I'm pretty certain is the nearside front. When actually using the anchors the car lurches and shudders rather theatrically as the wheels are turning. -
Audi TT 3.2 V6 - Claiming for repairs from dealer on recent purchase 28 Jul 2012 (Forum)
They didnt think the tyres on the car were safe and recommended that I change all of them. They also checked the brakes and told me the front brake discs were partially corroded and not functioning properly. The car was described as being in top condition by the dealer. Not being aware (or perhaps just being a muppet) of the 'you have to give them a chance to rectify the problem' part of the Sale of Goods act I went ahead and got them replaced. -
Honda Accord Coupe 2.2 N Reg - 2 questions about brakes. 27 May 2012 (Forum)
All the discs had surface rust which after a few miles was quickly removed but the rear right continually makes a noise every rotation like a clicking noise the rust hasn't fully come of this disc and it appears to be wearing off unevenly. Is this likely to be a new caliper, pads and discs? :( Now under heavy braking there's a small shake through the steering wheel. Question 2 When the car is sat and started all normal dash lights come on and go out like they should until you pull away and the Abs light comes on and won't go out until you swiitch off and back on again. -
Scary Mountain Passes 15 Sep 2009 (Forum)
I?m thinking narrow, short, with good brakes and a torquey turbo diesel. -
Well done M25 blow-out man! 1 Sep 2008 (Forum)
Suddenly, puff of black smoke and blue van veered into outside lane as overtaking car approached at speed. Van lurched wildly as driver tried to gain control. Overtaking car managed to brake well without drama, middle lane car nearest van also braked well as van veered back and across middle lane, inside lane and onto hard shoulder. Of course, it was a rear offside blowout, tyre shredded. -
MOT Advisories - This should not have happened. 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
Had the car MOT'ed last week and it failed on the brake pipes. The work has now been done so just need to have it re-tested. I checked the car's MOT history online and for the past three years it has had an advisory for brake pipes and suspension bushes. -
Subaru Legacy - replacing brake discs 3 May 2007 (Forum)
Took the Legacy in for 36k service. I told them about about a slight vibration I've been feeling when braking. They said they had found a slight lip on the front discs but it wasn't anything to worry about and they ground the pads down a little to get a good bonbd betwween pad and disc. Drove off next day (50 miles later) I'm tooling along a country lane and making good progress, not hard driving by any means, go into bend and find the wheel is vibrating really hard as if wheel nuts were loose. -
Salt water and ABS. Seat Toledo. 5 Jan 2004 (Forum)
Well, the light has come back on, and now there is an intermittent fault with the brakes, in that the ABS has kicked in a couple of times when it shouldn\'t have (ie under gentle braking). Can anyone offer a view as to what is wrong, and what I am likely to be in for when it goes to the garage? -
BMW Z4 - over revving 14 Jul 2019 (Forum)
Hi, 03 2.5si over revving when applying foot brake? -
FORD KA - HANDBRAKE 8 Oct 2010 (Forum)
my hand brake is really hand to get on and still the car moves. can anyone help -
Nissan Qashqai 1.5 Diesel. 2010. - Tail lights 10 Mar 2019 (Forum)
In the morning she noticed the rear lights were on but not full brightness. she checked the switches and all were off. The number plate light was off and no sidelights at the front. Not sure if it is the brake lights but the rear lights are led's and is hard to see what one is what. When the brake is pushed the lights are on full as are the tail lights when switched on. What could be causing a half light even when the ignition is switched off.
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