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  At what mileage should I replace brake pads and discs? 14 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Mazda 6 is just under three years old with 24,000 miles on the clock. I was told that the pads and discs need to be replaced all round. My first service...
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  What's causing a brake malfunction in my Toyota Hiace? 20 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I had to pull up sharpish yesterday in my 2000 Hiace van after a dodderer pulled out. My brakes felt rubbish and I only just stopped in time. Afterwards...
• Brake disc rust 26 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I noticed today how quickly the brake discs on my car get that light covering of rust on them, especially with the weather being warm and wet. So I just wondered if the rust contaminates the brake pads and would that affect their performance?
• brake pad light malfunction.Merc C Class 12 May 2004 (Forum)
  I have a Mercedes C class M reg and despite having good brake pads on the front the \'\'brake pad low\'\' light is shining merrily on the dashboard. Anyone had the same problem?
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  My SORN'd car has developed brake disc rust. Will this come off when I drive it? 5 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My 2013 Ford Mondeo estate has been sitting on my drive, on a SORN, for the past five months. Consequently, the brake discs have developed surface rust....
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  Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer brake problems 5 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer (2011 model) with 53k on clock in December 2015. For six months, I took the car back every month with brake...
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  Renault Megane Scenic parking brake problem 25 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We had a battery problem and had to start the car by manually releasing the automatic handbrake. We rolled the car back and up a small slope. The brake...
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  Brake lights always on when the main lights are on 2 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have an odd issue with the girlfriend's car, when you don't have any lights on the brake lights work as they should, but when you turn the lights on...
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  Braking with the throttle open in a semi-auto 3 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  On the Citroen C3 semi-automatic (electric clutch), if you left-foot brake whilst the throttle is still open there is an almighty thud from the transmission...
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  When did Mercedes stop fitting foot-operated parking brakes? 14 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What year did Mercedes stop fitting the foot parking brake to its range of cars?
• 2000 nissan terrano 2.7td - nissan terrano eml goes off when tap brake pedal 27 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  It came up with code 87. Iv found online that code refers to either purge valve or brake switch system. Ud think brake switch but the brakes work spot on as do the brake lights.    Any experience of this? Or any thoughts on it much lt appreciated
• Mazda Mazda 2 (2007 - ) - Is the car's braking distance really scary? 27 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  This new model has Anti-lock Braking, Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Emergency Brake Assist, it's also a relative light-weight car. It has 258 mm ventilated disks at front and 200mm diameter drums at rear - this is standard for all engine sizes.
• BMW 5-series brake judder 6 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have a BMW 520, year 2000 model. When I apply the brakes, there is a severe juddering noise from the offside front side. Also the ABS and the ASC warning lights come on sometimes, although not all the time, not necessarily while braking. I took it to a BMW main dealer who thought it is probably a siezed brake caliper and possibly a bad ABS sensor.
• Brake test 15 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  When I got home I checked the certificate which was in order and pinned to it was a slip telling me my brakes had been tested on a Tecalemet Motorcycle Brake Tester. This gave a readout of 110kg brake force on the front, and 105kg on the rear. However, the brake efficiency was measured at 37% and 35% respectively, which seems rather low.
• Running in brake pads/discs. Ford Escort 25 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Had car serviced last Saturday, and also had new front brake discs and pads fitted. After 450 miles of mostly motorway driving, braking not-too-hard in order to run in the new brakes, last night i got a very distinct burning smell coming into the car after braking (again not-too-hard) for a roundabout.
• Mazda 323F - Squeezing rear brake piston back into caliper 10 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Anyone know how to return the rear brake piston back into the caliper, it moved out easily using the brake pedal, I've tried squeezing with a g-clamp but no luck!
• Rear brake lights 13 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  You are driving down the road someone just has to overtake even though its probably not safe,they get in front of you and they brake and look, they have at least one brake bulb out. Just an observation i see all the time.
• Braking from 70MPH. Who's tried it? 1 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  How many of you brake-hating dinosaurs [ ;) ] have actually tried stopping from 70MPH as quickly as possible? P.S. it's inadvisable to try this on the public roads - it can show up unfortunate defects in braking systems!
• Fiesta Brake Drums 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  I`m attempting to remove the rear brake drum from a L reg Fiesta. How do you release the brake shoes ( ratchet ?) to enable the drum to be pulled off. On the rear plate there is a lightly loaded spring / button...Is that something to do with it?
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  Will my car fail the MoT is I refuse to have the brake fluid changed? 27 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Will my car fail the MoT if I do not have the brake fluid changed, which the garage is requesting?