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Ok, bear with me here. Quite some time ago I was driving down the road
and brake failure lights came on on my dash. I pulled over and tested
the brakes on the side of the road. Noticed no degradation of
performance of the brakes so I drove the car home. The warning lights
intermittently would come on and off seemingly randomly. I realized it
had been quite a while since I replaced the pads so, not having the
time to do it myself, I took it to Mineke. They kept the car a day and
said I needed
rotors
and pads. I Ok'd this and they replaced them. The brake warning lights
did not go off. I mentioned this to Mineke and they said I may need to
take the car to Volkswagen
to get them to turn the light off. I have not done this yet because it
appears to be just a nuisance. Now, however, the brakes are scrubbing.
I have pulled the brakes apart and found that nothing obvious is wrong.
Pads are still good, rotors are smooth and unworn. Caliper piston is
not sticking and it's getting brake fluid from the brake lines. The car
stops just fine but there is a constant scrubbing or grinding as if the
pads are not releasing all the way after I apply them. I haven't driven
the car much since the brake problems began but need to get it running now. |
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Early 01 Volkswagen Passat brake problem.
Re: Early 01 Volkswagen Passat brake problem.
