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• Toyota Celica (2000 - 2007) - 03 1.8 Front brake judder 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I have been told I have front brake judder - I think it is the cold kind. Was told the back brakes also had judder and the discs and pads needed replacement - would the replacement have been required as a result of the judder? Should this be covered under warranty?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 00 1.8 brake lights not working 4 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Help!! My girlfriend has a 2000 (W) 306 1.8 Meridian. I noticed that her brake lights aren't working. I've checked the bulbs and they all seem ok as her tail, reverse and fog lights are all working. I checked the fuse box and couldn't find a fuse relating to brake lights. Any suggestions??
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - Brake pedal goes to floor, 1996 420 SDI 10 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise with this problem on my 1996 420 SDI: the brake pedal feels soft and can be pushed gradually to the floor in about 15 - 20 seconds. The brakes work OK but seem to have started to pull slightly to the left. I have renewed the master cylinder.
• brake pad renewal mk 3 fiesta 23 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  what are my chances of changing the brake pads in the fiesta without any problems, there not far off the limit now so they need changing will it be easy to push the brake pistons back into the calipres without too much trouble as i dont have a wind back tool i heard you can do it with a c-clamp but i cant see it fitting the gap, any tips welcome ..thanks
• Citroen Xantia 1.8 16v braking noise 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, my V reg Xantia 1.8 16v (non hydractive) makes a strange whoosh kind of noise upon heavy, and sometimes not that heavy, braking. The noise is loud enough to be noticed from the outside. It is not related to the ABS which seems to work OK. My front tyres have been changed recently (5000 miles ago) and are not top quality. The braking does not appear affected, yet.
• Old Merecedes brake problem 30 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Itsa 1981 280 auto V6 petrol. The problem is that the brake pedel travels almost to the floor at over 8000 rpm. The servo and master cylinder have been changed to no avail. It has been bled and there is plenty of meat on the shoes and pads. I was wondering if there is some regulator that determines brake power at high speed.
• Brake backplate 10 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I had new tyres fitted to my car last week and yesterday heard a scraping noise from the front end of the car. When I took the wheel off, I found that the brake backplate had corroded through and was leaning back against the strut and the driveshaft. When I touched it, it came off completely in my hand. Apart from keeping in brake dust, goes the backplate perform any other useful function?
• Emergency stops 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Ie, the maximum possible force on the brake pedal.
• Intelligent brakes lights..from BMW 8 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  *sorry mate for rear ending you, didn't see ya brake lights..* hmmm..
• squealing brakes........ 9 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all - my car has done 15,000 miles and has come to a halt in perfect silence under braking until the start of this cold snap. Now, when the brakes are first applied silence is still golden but as the thing is about to stop the dreaded squealing begins, could this be due to salt/grit getting into the works which will sort it's self out or should I get the garage to look at it tomorrow when it goes in for it's two year service?
• Brake fluid change warning light BMW 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I recently changed the brake fluid on my 2000' BMW 525D after the warning light appeared on the dash. I believe that there is a way to reset the brake fluid warning light by certain timed pushes of the trip button. Can anyone shed some light on this.
• Squealing brakes on ZX? 14 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I have a problem with a squeal coming from the rear of my 1995 ZX. It occurs after braking (eg for a roundabout) following a journey of about 20 miles at 60-70mph. When I accelerate again, the squeal begins - quietly at first but then gets louder. It has been suggested that it is just dust on the brake pads but as the squeal isn't there all the time, especially when the car is cold, I'm not sure about this.
• Peugeot 206 brake lights 8 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  If not, all 206 owners please have your brake light switch checked!
• New Nissan Micra brake problem 3 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, A friend has a new shape Micra with a problem. Intermittantly the brake lights remain on and she suspects the brakes are actually being applied as well. (I haven't driven it myself so I can't confirm this though) Nissan have looked at it but because of the nature of the problem it wasn't doing it whilst testing and nothing showed up on their Consult system.
• Sharan brakes 4 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  My 1998 Sharan has an annoying hissing noise coming from the brake pedal for the last couple of years. It?s present most of the time but not all the time. A slight depression of the pedal stops the hissing. Braking is not affected and the car has just passed it?s MOT.
• Left Foot Braking 19 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  interesting article on the vw tech bulletin site - many vw's now have fly by wire throttles (no accelerator cable). The software has been programmed, on Automatics only, such that touching the brake pedal causes the engine speed to drop to idle (over-riding the throttle position). Apparently this is a bit of a problem for left foot brakers who tend to gently rest their left foot on the brake pedal during slow manouvres whilst trying to increase engine speed with their right.
• ford ka brake judder 16 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi just failed MOT on severe brake judder, has been happening at speeds over 40mph for a few weeks, (checked that cylinders not leaking) told to replace discs and pads does this sound right??
• steering wheel wobble under braking 5 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, My steering wheel and car wobbles under braking, could it be warped discs ? I had this problem on my Mitsi EVO VIII, skimming fixed it. Any more ideas ?
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  Why is Volkswagen's DSG so problematic? 6 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I see so much about DSG issues that I have to add my two-penny worth. My family have owned three Volskwagens with DSGs: two Golfs and a Polo. They all...
• ford mondeo estate 2002 - brake light problem 7 May 2012 (Forum)
  when brake pedal is pressed and then depressed the lights stay on and also when the clutch is pressed the brakelights come on but do not stay on when clutch is depressed again...help??