Breaks failure

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.

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stan07 <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote in news:995783_7a78fe397a1bec94bbd679d3849b4b30
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My breaks

BRAKES. Not "breaks".

like every 500 miles do not work.

Some description would help. Do they fail completely and you crash into the
car ahead? What?

It happens once at time
and then it’s ok for a while.

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"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

stan07 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.

I had an intermittent brake failure on my old 1985 Land Cruiser. It was
a problem with a stuck caliper, and heating of the brake fluid. It was
difficult to troubleshoot because it was so intermittent.

"Danny G." <dandog (AT) pacbell (DOT) net> wrote

"stan07" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote in message
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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

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.
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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote

"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.
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Ray O
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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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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.
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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

No, sorry if I came across that way. As far as I can remember, your advice
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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