i have a focus svt. i posted a question asking what would cause it. the answers were brake booster, master cylinder, vacuum leak. the first dealer that i took it too, duplicated my problem, turned the rotors, put new pads on it. that solved nothing. they again duplicated the problem but told me there was [...]
In: Cars
3 Oct 2009…… , when I stop the car, it shakes very fast from left to right, but when I release the brakes it’s stops shaking from left and right. About a month ago, my auto-mechanics teacher saw only my front brake pads, and not my rear shoe brakes, he said my front brakes had about a [...]
In: BMW
10 Sep 2009I have a 1990 BMW 525i.the steering wheel shakes or vibrates when I cross 90-95 kmph,then it stops.this happens every time i cross 90-95kmph
When i am trying to stop the car (even in 40 kmph) by brakes some times the steering vibrates.Please note it happens some times only.
I balanced the wheels and did alignment also.My [...]
my truck is 03 frontier— i just installed a new battery.. One time i had to stop at red light from 30 to 0. Every thing just died, i immediately start engine and it went on ok….
Is this because of the battery cables or the position of it? or what?
In: Pontiac
7 Sep 2009My wife said her 2003 Pontiac Vibe was making a grinding noise in front of the car when coming to a stop. I took off the wheels and was going to install new pads. But the pads were fine. So I put the wheels back on and over the next few weeks [...]
I want to increase the brake’s stopping power of my 2000 Honda Accord. Even though I have new brake pads from the dealer, it is not as powerful as the brakes of my BMW 325. What can I install to improve its stopping power?
In: Honda
4 Sep 2009Hello.
My partner has decided for multiple reasons to take his motorcycle test on this own bike (Honda CG 125 1999).
I would like to know what this stopping distance(in meters) would be for the emergency stop, conducted at 20 mph?
His bike has drum brakes front and rear as well as a kick start.
We are on the [...]
During a car crash, how much do seat belts increase the stopping distance by; preferably in Volvo’s however, any type of car would be fine. Also, is there a difference between the stopping distance of a seat belt which is retracted and one which is not. Any equations would also be very helpful. [...]
In: Volkswagen
13 Aug 2009I have a 2002 Ford Focus and it is leaking power steering fluid. Its not a bad leak. I have to re-fill it about every two weeks. I am not finacially able to take my car to a mecanic right now. A friend told me about some power steering fluid with leak stopping additives that [...]
In: Mazda
1 Aug 2009I just bought a brand new Mazda 3 last night. I love the car but noticed when slowing down from speeds of any thing over 20 mph the steering wheel shakes and feels like the brakes are pulsating. Does this mean it needs new brakes or the routers are warped? The car [...]
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