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  Megane brake fault - Should I expect Renault to pay for the repair? 16 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My 2011 Renault Megane was serviced three weeks ago. The brake pedal was falling to the floor, they ran a diagnostic test and replaced the pipe. Unfortunately...
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  Should my Porsche be fixed under warranty? 13 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Porsche Cayman S will be three years old in several days time and so earlier this week I had JCT600 in Newcastle carry out an 'end of warranty...
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  Brand new car, engine cuts out, no brakes, no steering! 12 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My good friend recently took delivery of a brand new Mercedes-Benz saloon car. With just 35 miles on the clock. Going down hill at 60mph and approaching...
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  Thanks for advising left-foot braking when driving automatic vehicles. 29 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  It is rare that I use the left-foot braking advice that you give for driving automatics. However, I am sure it saved me from an accident recently when...
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  I have a brake fluid warning light in my Peugeot 306 but the brakes feel fine. What's wrong with it? 27 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a warning light on my 1996 Peugeot 306 diesel turbo. I know that the warning light indicates a low brake fluid level. When I first found the problem...
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  Convertible to cash 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Redundancy and a change of lifestyle are forcing me to part with my BMW 330Ci Sport coupe. I purchased the car, new and to my own loaded spec, in March...
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  Worner bothers 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My problem concerns my 2007/57 Audi A8 3.0 TDI, which has covered 31,500 miles. Recently, the brake wear indicator flagged that I needed new front at rear...
• Diesel on road 3 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I came over the crest of a hill near Exeter at about 65MPH, only to see the traffic in front of me stationary. I stamped hard on the brakes, only to find the car (Xsara) immediately skidded violently to the left and into the left hand lane. I'd just been overtaking another car and fortunately I was clear of him. Anyway - I let off the brake pedal and managed to get out of the skid (I really thought for a moment I was going to the big scrapyard in the sky, along with the car...) and gently applied the brakes to come to a halt.
• Golf brake failure 3 20 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Also; don't they rebuild faulty brake components with new seals any more? Also; what price the service manager's comment about seals turning in empty systems?
• Nissan Qashqai - Pitted brake discs on 4 year old car 11 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  My father in law visited at the weekend and he took a look at the brakes and could feel a ridge around the rim and said the brakes are badly pitted - he has a background in mechanics. He said this is normally caused by a car standing unused for a long period of time - we were aware that Qashqai had been exchanged months before we bought it.
• Any - Bubble Bubble, Boiling Brake Fluid Trouble. 8 Jul 2015 (Forum)
    http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=149612#p1692651 Current issue is a bit of a 'tis/t'isnt on whether brake fluid boiling in, say the rear brakes is likely to kill the master cylinder (I assume by transferred heat and/or pressure). I say it isn't likely, but I don't know this for a fact, and may be suffering from wishful thinking.
• Ford Ka - Brake performance 23 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Been trying for some weeks to improve the brakes on my daughters 2004 Ka. The pedal travel seems excessive and the braking efficiency seems poor. Took many attempts to remove the front bleed nipples. Been soaking in penetrating fluid every weekend with no success.
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  Brake pad wear on a Nissan Micra 11 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Bought my car in April 2008 - new. Always serviced by main dealer. Services in March 2009 and 2010 were fine. 2011 they said brake pads needed renewing,...
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.25 Multiple bulbs light on braking 11 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Something for the electrically minded..... My wife was following me yesterday and noticed that my rear off side indicator glowed when braking. On further inspection today, I can see that that all three off side indicator bulbs glow constantly when the brakes are applied, as does the off side tail light. They take a couple of seconds to build up but are still well under half full brightness.
• Daihatsu Charade (2003 - 2006) - 03 1.0 Brakes still sticking 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  This time it went into a Daihatsu dealer who checked all the brakes and discovered that the handbrake linkage was seized. They sorted that and for a week all was fine. Then I started to get an squeak again from one of the front wheels which doesnt happen everytime and seems to happen especially when the brakes have been on for more than a few seconds, such as waiting at traffic lights.
• Mini TLC servicing - what is missed? 11 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  It is now 3 years old and needed an MoT and they take it to the local friendly independent round the corner and it fails. Reason? Brakes - a piston in a rear caliper has seized and only one side of the disk is contacted by the brake pads. Result - poorer braking (not noticed by the driver as ABS etc looks after this aspect and driver does not brake heavily normally) The result of this is a corroded disk and a a re-test after it is fixed.
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  Do any EVs come with a mechanical handbrake? 8 Apr 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in buying a used electric car, but electric parking brakes are a deal-breaker. Please can you list the electric cars that have a mechanical...
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  What does the warning light on my dash mean? 11 Dec 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have a yellow warning light on my Rover 75 that shows an empty circle (no ABS inside, for example) with what looks like an open and close bracket either...
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  Groaning brakes 3 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Nissan Almera Tino 2.0 litre 2002 with a faulty ABS ECU. It does not affect the driving, confirmed by the local garage but when travelling slowly...
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  What's the cause if a brake imbalance? 29 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Corsa has just failed its MOT because of a 'strong imbalance' between the L and R rear brakes. Apparently this could either be a distribution valve,...