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• Vw Golf Mk 5 Brakes 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hello I have just been reading the various brake threads on here and have got a bit of a situation myself. My Brake pad wear indicator has come on today and i've only done 17k miles, i do drive a bit fast and brake hard but wondered what the average expectancy was, i have got to try and put a case forward to my vehicle engineer at work monday, hes not going to be happy, especially when i got through a set of fron tyres in 14k.
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  Garage says brakes are rusty and need cleaned due to lack of driving. Is this right? 2 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter in law took her Mazda MX-5 for a service this week. It's about eighteen months old and she has had it since June 2020. Due to lockdown, though,...
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  Unusually rapid brake wear on a Suzuki SX4 2 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I drive the Suzuki SX4 top of range 2-litre diesel. Bought from new, it is almost exactly 12 months old and has done 15,000 miles. I drive a 65 mile round...
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  Should I buy a Meriva B or Mercedes-Benz B-Class with a push-button handbrake? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have driven a Vauxhall Meriva since 2005 and have been contemplating a change, perhaps to a Meriva B or possibly a Mercedes B-Class. These both have...
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  Tanglefoot 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I don't see how the left foot can hit the brake pedal quicker than the right foot unless the left foot is suspended above the pedal waiting to hit it,...
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  Matter of a pinion 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 17-year-old son has just started learning to drive. He is having lessons as well as driving me around in his FIAT Seicento that we bought him for his...
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  Question of the week: Why do people sit on their brakes in traffic? 3 Oct 2025 (News)
  
• Rover 25 - Both brake light, and reversing lights not working 18 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Both brake lights and  clear reversing lights not working on my Rover 25.   W - reg   Year 2000 Any ideas
• Ford ka 04 - Ford ka brake torque settings 26 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, Does anybody know the torque settings for the front brake assembly( 13 mm bolts, and the 7mm sliders pins) ? Cheers
• Ford Fiesta 1999 - Flickering Brake Lights 31 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  My break lights have started flickering. When I brake they work but then randomly flicker on and off. Any ideas what I should check? Thanks
• VW Golf 1.9 TDi - Spongy Brakes 7 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I have fitted new front brake pads on my Golf 1.9 TDi (54 plate) and suddenly the pedal has gone spongy.  What's happened?  
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - brake Lights 8 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  When I brake only the high vis light in the roof works. All bulbs look fine. What could cause this? And how do I solve it?
• Astra 2003 Rear Brake Pads Size 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  Does anyone know what the size and thickness the rear brake pads are on a 2003 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi? Your help would be very much appreciated.
• vauxhall astra brakes 27 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  hi i have a vauxhall astra p reg 1.4 ls.when you put your foot on brake it goes down to the floor can any one help,also the temperture dial does not work.
• Corsa new brake pads and disks cost? 17 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, does £95 sound reasonable for a garage to fit new front brake pads and disks (both front wheels). Price includes VAT and labour. Thanks.
• Fiesta brake fluid change 19 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  The brake is due a change on my 1996 1.25 fiesta. How much new fluid do I need to purchase?, I can't find this on my Ford TIS CD or in the haynes manual.
• pug 406hdi brake & side lights on 26 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all i have pug 406 hdi where the lights stay on when car is off ie brake lights side lights oil light batt light
• grooved brake disks 8 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Why is it always reccomended that brake disks should be replaced when they become grooved. To my way of thinking grooving increases surface area between pad and disk. Is there something I'm missing here. Alvin
• Toyota Corolla and Verso (2002 - 2007) - 03 2.0d Clunking noise when braking to 10-15mph... 19 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  When I've driven the car for a few minutes a definitive single clunk/knock sound which starts happening intermittently when I apply the brake. It doesn't happen when I first press the brake and the car starts slowing, but only when the car gets to around 15-10mph. You can hear the noise inside the car and feel the clunk through the brake pedal.
• Mitsubishi Grandis 2.4 petrol CVT - Ceramic brake pads - noisy? 6 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Dear Back Room, I am thinking about buying a 2nd hand Grandis (2008, 40k miles) which is a 2.4 petrol model with CVT. The car looks tidy all round, but with one exception - the brakes make a grinding noise that is quite noticable, and when braking in reverse they squeal lightly. The seller said that it wasn't the discs, but that he'd fitted ceramic brakes pads to uprate the brakes and since then  they were better (in terms of stopping), but that they now make the grinding noise.