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  Braking system warning light - nothing wrong with brakes. 23 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter's Zafira SRI (07) is showing the braking system warning light after running over a brick on the road. She has been told that the brakes are...
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  Fords Mondeo ST220 brake judder 23 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Mondeo ST220 and when braking I get like a "juddering" from the brakes. I can feel it through the steering wheel as I apply the brakes. Any...
• Honda Jazz - Can I change the brake pads only for front tyre? 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  My car current mileage is 43000+ miles. I understand that it is usual to change the brake discs together with brake pads (etc: my rear tyres). Can I change the brake pads for the front tyres without changing the brake disc? Will it lead to any damage to my front tyre brake discs?
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  Why does my Skoda Citigo suffer from squealing brakes? 26 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm having problems with my Skoda Citigo. The car is just a few months old, but suffers with squealing brakes. The dealer has stripped down the brakes...
• General: parking brake on automatics 16 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  This can cause a couple of problems. The biggest problem is that the brake cables tend to get corroded and eventually seize up causing the parking brake to become inoperative. By using the parking brake from time to time, the cables stay clean and functional. Another problem comes from the fact that the self adjusting mechanism on certain brake systems uses the parking brake actuation to adjust the brakes.
• Brake Fade 11 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Since the advent of disc brakes, ABS and non-hydroscopic brake fluid, is 'brake fade' a term to be confined to history?
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  Are drum brakes too old? 27 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying the new Ford Focus but I do not agree with Fords policy of selling the new model with rear drum brakes. The entire C segment...
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  No stopping them 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2008/58 Vauxhall Corsa, which is due for its first MOT in a few weeks. I find it strange that Vauxhall has contacted me now regarding a re-call...
• Hazards of left foot braking re the Toyota debacle 6 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  As in it occurs to me. If one is conditioned to brake with ones right foot and one starts braking with ones left as advocated by HJ, or indeed both feet in an emergency, as I have also seen advocated Surely the chances are therefore increased in an emergency of braking with the left foot on the brake pedal whilst "braking" with the right foot on the accelerator, but thinking it is on the brake.
• Fiat fiorino brake problem 6 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  HI i wonder if any one can help, i was driving down the road when suddenly i had no brakes, brake pedal stiff but no brakes, have had no problems before brakes where very good only had to touch pedal to stop, now push as hard as i can with very little effect, hand brake seems to operate fine just no front brakes,any suggestions
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  Emergency braking triggered with gently braking 31 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I've just been driving my car and gently pressed the brake to slow from 40mph to 30mph, when I came to a full stop on the road. What could have caused...
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  Seat Cordoba 1996 - Brake Lights problem 9 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 96 N Cordoba and the brake lights are not working. Have checked bulbs and fuses and have also replaced the brake light switch but they still do...
• Vauxhall Astra - If you hit another car does it damage the brakes? 8 Sep 2014 (Forum)
    Can  sudden/Harsh braking damage the brakes/ABS? Today I had to perform a sudden hard brake due to a driver pulling out when I was doing 30mph ish on a downhill  so I had to press the brakes quite hard. I am worried if it can damage the brakes/Abs or braking system
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  Why are my Citroen Saxo VTR's brakes weak on one side? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Citroen Saxo VTR recently failed an MOT due to the offside rear brake producing little or no effort. I had to replace the calliper, discs and pads on...
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  Why didn't my MoT pick up why my brake was binding? 27 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I had a an MoT carried out on my motor caravan this year. It failed on a rear binding brake and I was told to take the wheel off and tap the brake drum...
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  Is there a minimum requirement for brake discs? 19 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a minimum brake disc requirement on Vauxhall Vivaro vans or is it an upsell?
• Fiat Ducato Brake Problems 12 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I?ve just changed a rear wheel brake cylinder on my camper van which hasa Ducato chassis. I?ve bled the brakes through out and get a hard brake peddle with the engine off if I start the engine I loose the brakes. The camper van as stood idle for six years but I have flushed the system out with new brake fluid.
• drum brakes to disc brakes 19 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  As i am thinking of sticking a set of alloy wheels on the car, i would like to know if it's possible to change the drum brakes to disc brakes. Is it just a matter of takeing of the old & putting on the new. Or does it have 2B a complete axle change? If can just change from drum brakes to disc brakes, is it a very complicated job?
• Air Brakes/Disc Brakes 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Why do HGV's have air brakes and cars/large 4x4's have discs? Is there a mechanical advantage?
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  Why do the brake lights illuminate when I press the clutch pedal? 23 Mar 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 Citroen Picasso and the brake lights come on when pressing the clutch pedal. What's wrong?