Two dealership techs at a Hyundai dealership in Pennsylvania were charged with tampering with a customer's brakes after the car was brought in for an annual inspection.
292,287 Mercedes-Benz ML, GL, and R-Class models might have corroded brake boosters that could fail, so the automaker is issuing a stop-drive recall to address the issue.
With regenerative braking causing many electric cars to use their physical brakes less frequently, it means those cars need to take additional maintenance steps into consideration.
Brake problems can be dangerous, and a major source of stress. Avoid problems with your brakes by watching out for these red flags. Do you know the five most common?
Even as cars get safer by the day, they still suffer from faulty parking brakes, which can be ludicrously dangerous. But in our high tech society, how is it happening so much?
Braided stainless steel brake lines are a common modification for racers and track-day aficionados. But for those driving on the street, you might be better off sticking with rubber ones.
While you can theoretically ride a classic motorcycle regularly, it requires living and fiddling with older technology. Instead of fuel injection, for example, you have carburetors. And many motorcycles feature drum brakes rather than discs. However, is that something you can upgrade—and should you? How do drum brakes work on a motorcycle? Today, essentially all …
Have you ever noticed your brakes making that dreadful, high-pitched squealing noise and wondered why it was there? For the driver that has a general understanding of car maintenance, you may know that this noise indicates that your brake pads are nearing the end of their useful life. There can actually be several reasons why …
If you’re a fan of sports cars, or maybe even own one yourself, chances are you recognize that upgraded rotors are important — even if you may not realize why. Having slotted rotors is also an upgrade that you can do to many cars, but if you don’t understand what about these altered rotors gives …
Your brake pads, like your rotors, aren’t just maintenance items. As with your tires, wheels, intake, and exhaust, you can swap them out for upgraded versions. And when it comes to high-performance cars, carbon-ceramic brakes are a common feature. But are these ceramic brakes a modification worth pursuing? What’s different about carbon-ceramic brakes? Although a …