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Breaks failure -
04-03-2007
, 07:25 PM
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My breaks |
BRAKES. Not "breaks".
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like every 500 miles do not work. |
Some description would help. Do they fail completely and you crash into the
car ahead? What?
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It happens once at time and then it’s ok for a while. |
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Tegger
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My breaks like every 500 miles do not work. It happens once at time and then it's ok for a while. Mechanic could't find the reason. I have 180000miles on corolla '95 station wagon. |
What ever you do, don't even think about driving it again until
you are 100% sure the brakes are ok. Imagine if you killed somebody!
One could argue that it was a criminal act if someone already knew
the brakes might fail. Not to mention the moral and liability stuff.
BTW: Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic.
Dan
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My breaks like every 500 miles do not work. It happens once at time and then it’s ok for a while. Mechanic could’t find the reason. I have 180000miles on corolla ’95 station wagon. |
a problem with a stuck caliper, and heating of the brake fluid. It was
difficult to troubleshoot because it was so intermittent.
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"stan07" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote in message news:995783_7a78fe397a1bec94bbd679d3849b4b30 (AT) autoboardz (DOT) com... My breaks like every 500 miles do not work. It happens once at time and then it's ok for a while. Mechanic could't find the reason. I have 180000miles on corolla '95 station wagon. What ever you do, don't even think about driving it again until you are 100% sure the brakes are ok. Imagine if you killed somebody! One could argue that it was a criminal act if someone already knew the brakes might fail. Not to mention the moral and liability stuff. BTW: Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic. Dan |
and repair the problem. A competent technician would check the calipers,
slides, rear brakes, and brake hoses. Deteriorating brake hoses can cause
intermittent problems.
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Ray O
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"Danny G." <dandog (AT) pacbell (DOT) net> wrote "stan07" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote My breaks like every 500 miles do not work. It happens once at time and then it's ok for a while. Mechanic could't find the reason. I have 180000miles on corolla '95 station wagon. What ever you do, don't even think about driving it again until you are 100% sure the brakes are ok. Imagine if you killed somebody! One could argue that it was a criminal act if someone already knew the brakes might fail. Not to mention the moral and liability stuff. BTW: Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic. Dan As I mentioned before, the OP should have a competent technician diagnose and repair the problem. A competent technician would check the calipers, slides, rear brakes, and brake hoses. Deteriorating brake hoses can cause intermittent problems. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |
Did I post my comment wrong somehow Ray? I am
not savvy with newsgroups. Sorry if it came across wrong.
I was only trying to say to the OP, dont drive the car.
Dan
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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message news:9bc25$4615caea$47c2b532$2137 (AT) msgid (DOT) meganewsservers.com... "Danny G." <dandog (AT) pacbell (DOT) net> wrote in message news:AggRh.2931$H_5.1410 (AT) newssvr23 (DOT) news.prodigy.net... "stan07" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote in message news:995783_7a78fe397a1bec94bbd679d3849b4b30 (AT) autoboardz (DOT) com... My breaks like every 500 miles do not work. It happens once at time and then it's ok for a while. Mechanic could't find the reason. I have 180000miles on corolla '95 station wagon. What ever you do, don't even think about driving it again until you are 100% sure the brakes are ok. Imagine if you killed somebody! One could argue that it was a criminal act if someone already knew the brakes might fail. Not to mention the moral and liability stuff. BTW: Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic. Dan As I mentioned before, the OP should have a competent technician diagnose and repair the problem. A competent technician would check the calipers, slides, rear brakes, and brake hoses. Deteriorating brake hoses can cause intermittent problems. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) Did I post my comment wrong somehow Ray? I am not savvy with newsgroups. Sorry if it came across wrong. I was only trying to say to the OP, dont drive the car. Dan |
is always right on, and I certainly did not mean to imply that your advice
was erroneous. I was just trying to add that whoever checks out the OP's
car should also check the hoses.
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Ray O
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