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• Puma - Vanishing Brake Fluid 8 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone offer some advice please. SWMBO runs a 2000 1.7 Puma. Recently it has taken to using up brake fluid. No sign of a leak anywhere. She took it to the Ford main dealer today & they have checked & can't find where it's going either. Any ideas ?
• New Brake discs after 11000 miles ? 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Just been told by official Suzuki dealer that I need new brake discs -covered by warranty- on my Ignis sport (car bought from new, 2 yrs old, 11000 miles). How is that possible (aren't discs supposed to last a lot longer ?)
• Brake Squeal - Vauxhall Zafira 27 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I've developed a rear (drum) brake squeal on my 02 Zafira . Have taken the drum off and given everything it a good clean , but it persists. The shoe surfaces looked a bit shiny, could this be the cause - is it OK to rough up the surface with sandpaper?
• Drilled & Grooved brake discs 20 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Shortly require replacement brake discs and pads for my Rover 25. I am thinking of 'upgrading' to drilled and grooved discs such as the Rossini items offered by Car Parts Direct, I would be interested to hear if any BR's have fitted these discs and if they do provide any benefit over OE discs.
• Scenic thumping brakes 8 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Four times in last 2 days, my Scenic has made a thump/bang whilst braking at slow speeds whilst steering wheel was turned. Twice when reversing out driveway, and twice when I approached a left hand turning. What could cause this? It doesn't do it any other time.
• Pug 106 Handbrake 5 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Does a Pug 106 Look 2 (98) automatic rear brake ( Bendix ) adjuster also deal with hand brake cable length, I get the impression it does not as they refer to hand brake cable adjustment ever 12K miles. If so is it the rear or front heat shield that has to come off.
• Saxo brakes 4 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  The disc brakes on my girlfriend's Saxo sound noisy when they are applied. They always sound as if the discs have a thick coating of rust and, at worst, they can sound as if a small stone is caught in the mechanism and rubbing against the disc.
• 2005 Citroen C4 1.6 SX Automatic - Air noise and spongy brake pedal when pressed 11 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Hi All Wondering if someone can help me with an issue that has developed with my Citroen C4 since changing the rear brake pads. I thought it was going to be a relatively easy process to change the rear brake pads on my C4, like many other cars I’ve done in the past. I got to the point where the caliper piston had to be pushed back to allow space for the new pads, but realised they had to be rewound back in.
• Toyota Prius - toyota prius - brake actuator fault 16 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I am wondering whether to rule out a Toyota Auris HSD, due to this, which was a car on my shortlist for my next car purchase. Has any one on this forum experienced or come accross issues of brake actuator failures in any of these Toyota models? Any thoughts / inputs welcome...
• Dogma 23 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  This will result in excessive use of the brakes. Although brakes on automatics are larger than on their manual counterparts, ‘brake fade’ can still create a problem but manually locking a low ratio provides compression braking to enhance flexibility and braking control, particularly when towing a trailer/caravan.
• Jaguar X-Type - Knocking noise from rear when braking 11 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  However this noise is not present at all when driving without braking so I guess this must be some issue with the brakes. It is very strange as the car was fine before. The only thing I noticed when reversing the car out the drive was that it felt as though a brake was sticking when I tried to move it.
• Leaky front brake problem - Ford Fiesta 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I had my front brake pads and disks replaced by a well known chain in the last month. I have since noticed a light 'clunk' from the front when I even lightly touched my brake pedal and mentioned it to them when I had the back brakes done last week.
• Renault Clio - ATS Moan 11 Jan 2025 (Forum)
  --StartFragment-->Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) As you can see , The car has only done 1758 since its Major service so it begs the question what kind of checks did ATS do on the brakes and i have advisory's on the front brakes and a corroded brake pipe that will need replaced.
• Jaguar XF 3.0D S 275 bhp - Confirming the Correct Discs, Pads and Wear Sensor 13 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  What do Autodoc mean when they describe the pads as "without accessories?"   Front Discs: BREMBO COATED DISC LINE 09.B556.11 Brake Disc :   https://www.autodoc.co.uk/brembo/8714174?search=BREMBO%20Brake%20Disc%20(09.B556.11)   Rear Discs: BREMBO COATED DISC LINE 09.B312.11 Brake Disc :   https://www.autodoc.co.uk/brembo/7611786   Front Brake Pads: BREMBO P 36 027 Brake pad set:   https://www.autodoc.co.uk/brembo/7280455   Rear Brake Pads: BREMBO P 59 042X Brake pad set:   https://www.autodoc.co.uk/brembo/18109743   Front Pad Sensors: BREMBO A 00 460 Brake pad wear sensor:    https://www.autodoc.co.uk/brembo/8217099     Rear Pad Sensors: BREMBO A 00 461 Brake pad wear sensor :   https://www.autodoc.co.uk/brembo/10567376   Many thanks in advance.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0 brake problems 26 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Before I go back to collect has anyone got any additional advice on what it might be? It's a high frequency squeal, usually happens when you brake, but can sometimes also be heard when you are simply driving along. I didn't think it would be a bearing as all the bearing noise I've heard in the past has been low frequency rumble, and this happens most often when you brake.
• 20 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  PP should try driving an Alfa Romeo Giulia. If the electronic hand brake is applied in neutral and the foot brake released, the engine will restart.
• Saab - Halfords own brake discs HBD316 - for which car??? 5 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  
• Kia Rio 2 - Kia Rio 2 brakes sticking 19 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  My friend has a 13 plate Kia Rio 2. No sooner has he paid for the back passenger side brake to be sorted then within a couple of weeks it's sticking again. Any advice would be appreciated as it is a very costly exercise.
• Hyundai i10 2011 1.2 - rear highline brakes 21 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  rear highline brake lights not working. both side lights ok, checked all bulbs &connections.       footbrake switch good, all other lights & electrics working fine. suggested the ECU or BCM     module reset. how would that effect just some of the lights?
• Mercedes - Brake caliper Identification 24 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Hi,   Is it possible to identify some brake calipers from a manufacturers reference number only? I think they are Merc van with twin fluid pipe input.   If so, the ref Numbers are 40444135 & 40444136 Can you tell me what they are and indeed what they fit please?