1997 Pontiac Sunfire "driving overheated front brakes" Questions

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...driving for a while, carefully touch the wheel where the lug nuts are to see if that wheel is hotter to touch than the others. If it is, the brakes are 'dragging', not releasing completely as you ...

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...front tyre blast while running just 40-45 km. Also there is heating at silencer end near engine. Due to which the plastic cover at bottom melted. Please suggest the remedy immediately as we are to ...

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...driving out from my garage, the grinding sound returned and sounded even louder. Do you have any thoughts as to why this occurs? from my experience its sounds like ur front rotors may need ...

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overheated from driving habits. Like constantly stopping at the last minute, driving downhill in slow traffic, and etc. Or, possibility it could be just cheap low grade rotors. Plus, the wrong type of

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while driving both front brakes locked up overheating smoking truck do move Calipers got clogged up: 1- Calipers need to be replaced or rebuilt. 2- Brake Fluid needs to be flushed through all wheels.

front disc brakes are seizing and overheating this seems to have happen after driving a short distance, 10 miles, but with little use of the brakes, definitely no hard braking. The pedal is tight with

...overheated the front brakes. When the front brake pads overheat they get "glazed" and don't want to work anymore. Most likely reason for brake pedal going to the floor is the brake fluid was boiling. ...

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...driving several miles wheeldiscs are hot pads are not binding car can freewheel Have you recently changed rotors? Good morning, Change The Two Flexible Hoses That Join The Front Brake Wheel Cylinders ...

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...FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATING. WE REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS. RECENTLY HAD CV BOOT REPLACED. WHEN THE CAR IS COOL BRAKES ARE SMOOTH WITH PLAY IN THEM. ONCE YOU DRIVE THE CAR AND USE ...

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...driving on vehicle. and since then I've had to change the front brakes every four weeks. Just today I picked up the truck from marino chrysler in chicago and they tell me again it's a brake situation ...

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