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• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - Brake pads and discs 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  To prevent me from being a complete blonde and being totally ripped off on Friday when I take my car in, can anyone advice me on a ball park figure I can expect to pay for brake pads and discs to be replaced on my beloved passat? Thanks in advance!
• Suzuki Grand Vitara SWB (2005 - ) - Rear drum brakes on 4x4-as good as disks? 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Work colleague is considering buying a new Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 petrol but is worried that the back brakes are only drums and not disks. Does seem unusual for a modern 4x4 not to have disks all round. Should he be concerned?
• Mercedes Benz A-Class (1998 - 2005) - Changing Brake fluid with an ABS system. 15 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I need to change the brake fluid on my car. Do I empty the system first and then fill and bleed, or should I just introduce fresh fluid into the reservoir and bleed each calliper/cylinder until new fluid comes out?
• 96 4x4 2.0 Mondeo- front brakes sticking 18 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi can anyone please help me? I've got a problem with my Mondeo front brakes, Just fitted new disks, callipers and pads to rear then found it would not bleed properly so changed the master cylinder. It then bled ok but now the fronts are binding. Any ideas please.
• V.W. Sharan Brake pad warning light. 30 May 2007 (Forum)
  The brake pad warning light has come on, I have replaced the pads ( the old ones still had about 10mm left on them) but the light is still on. All the wiring seems to be o.k. If I disconnected the battery would this reset the system, or could it cause more problems.
• Astra Vibration 24 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have an Astra 1997 estate, when I brake around town everything feels fine but when I brake from above 50mph I get a severe vibration through the brake peddle and the steering wheel. I have recently changed both the disks and wishbones but the vibration is still there.
• Skoda Felicia....1995 9 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  CAN ANYONE HELP... when i press my brake pedal my side lights come on ,also on the instrument panel..... but when i turn on my sidelights and press brake the brake lights dont seem to show up... is this easy to fix? maybe a short or bad earth?
• Picasso, C4 and C8 emergency braking 29 May 2006 (Forum)
  The dealer has said that they have several cars not doing this, including a C4 and C8, has anybody else had problems with hazard lights not activating in the event of hard braking? Cheers
• BMW 3 brake warning light 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi ,I'm after more help again. I've changed front and rear brake pads on my BMW 320D (E46)a few weeks ago, but the warning light still remains on. Anyone know, does it need re-setting by BMW, or have I just not made a good enough connection with the sensors?? Thank you
• knocking when i brake renault clio 2 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Help it does this only when i start braking its a 1994 l reg petrol non power steering model what would be the cause of this please guys. its like a knocking/thumping sound oh you know what i mean! i am a woman after all lol
• Ibiza brakes - too good? 15 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The wife's '54 reg. Ibiza 1.2 5 door is a great car. However, the brakes seem to be either on or off with nothing much in between. Slowing down for speed humps is a nightmare as I usually put everyone through the 'screen. Can this be rectified somehow or do we have to 'live with it'?
• dodgy high level brake light : MOT fail? 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Ho hum....SWBO's Omega estate is due for an MOT next week; just noticed that the LED brake light built into the rear spoiler only has a couple of the dozen or so LEDs working. Do I need to get my soldering iron out pronto; or is this OK for the MOT?
• 2 questions (Laguna Brake Disks) 4 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  1. Min thickness for front brake disks (98 Laguna 1.6RT - vented) . where can I find such information - there doesn\'t seem to be a Haynes manual for this. 2. Showroom has been somewhat enthusiastic with polish, leaving a lot white deposits on the black trim.
• any - brake caliper retraction 18 Dec 2018 (Forum)
   I get you press the pedal and it forces out the caliper, but what draws it in
• skoda octavia vrs tdi - brake caliper bracket bolts tool 5 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  
• Renault Clio - Rubbing noise when braking at low speed to stop 26 May 2024 (Forum)
  Hi, I have started to notice a new faint rubbing sound on my brand new clio when braking from low speed of about 5 mph to come to a full stop. The car has done about 1600 miles so I assume the brake should be bedded in by now. It doesn’t sound like metallic which could happen if a pebble would be stuck in dust shield.
• VolvoXC40 auto - Uneven braking 26 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Bought in late 2019 prior to the pandemic has kept our mileage low at 9000 so far. Very early on we experienced a hunting/ hopping feel when braking or coming to a full stop. Reported at each of the 2 services. Initially we were told that rust had built up on brake discs because of the low mileage and that this would disappear. We were told the next year that a software upgrade would fix it.
• Vauxhall Zafira B - Brake and rear lights not work 25 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Everything electrical works perfectly except yesterday I noticed the main brake lights had stopped working, bulbs are fine, all connections I can check easily are good and the high level brake light works? I then realised the rear lights are also not working (same bulbs) as I said everything else is fine, all front lights, hazards all round, fog light and reverse lights.
• Volkswagen Golf - VW Brakes Pulling Unpredictably 18 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  In the 1980s I owned, I think 3 new Polos and 3 new MkII Golfs over probably 6 years . I did a lot of M6 cruising and always the brakes pulled unpredictably to one side or the other (wet and dry) when braking behind the frequently stationary traffic. I never hit anything or lost control completely but it was alarming. Subsequent MkIII , Mk IV Golfs seemed not to suffer neither have a Passat or Skoda Octavias.
• Focus mk1 - Ford focus mk1 brakes 17 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  I had my mot 2 days ago it failed on two front hoses which I'm cool with. But also failed on imbalance brakes on the rear local garage took them apart cleaned them had a look etc all looks fine as they did them 12 months ago. I had a look myself today and everything seems fine. But when i had a look around the brake pedal i saw fluid leaking slowly out of something I'm unsure off.