Brakes Stuck?
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Brakes Stuck?
On my way in to work this morning I had to brake hard when the line of cars in front of me stopped short. Rather than the normal quick stop I usually get from my G the response was sluggish and I actually tapped the bumper of the car in front of me (no damage to either car at all). But now it appears that my brakes may have locked up (car will not accellerate normally and brake lights remain on). I tried pumping the brake pedal a few times and setting and releasing the emergency brake to see if the brakes would reset, but no luck).
Obviously, I don't want to drive it to the dealer like this. If the brakes are in fact still "on", I don't want to create excessive wear by driving. Any thoughts on how to correct this myself before calling a tow truck?
Note: It was unusually cold in Houston this morning (31 degrees F). I know a lot of you drive your G's in much colder weather than that, but I wonder if the cold weather may have been a factor.
Obviously, I don't want to drive it to the dealer like this. If the brakes are in fact still "on", I don't want to create excessive wear by driving. Any thoughts on how to correct this myself before calling a tow truck?
Note: It was unusually cold in Houston this morning (31 degrees F). I know a lot of you drive your G's in much colder weather than that, but I wonder if the cold weather may have been a factor.
Last edited by gottaGnow; 01-05-2010 at 12:27 PM.
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I am having this exact same issue... Hard braking was involved but the issue has been completely sporadic for about six months, causing me to never get it fixed. I just, yesterday, noticed that the brake lights were on when the peddle was not depressed however the brakes were functioning perfectly normally otherwise.
Upon further inspection I realized that if I manually pull the brake pedal forward using my non driving foot (not too far, just enough so that it's off of the "resting" position), the car can once again accelerate and the problem remedies itself until I tap the brakes again. I am wondering if there are calibration screws or anything I can do to set the brake pedal default position without bringing it into a dealer.
The car is out of warranty by a thousand miles and I would like to avoid some stealership service charge.
Upon further inspection I realized that if I manually pull the brake pedal forward using my non driving foot (not too far, just enough so that it's off of the "resting" position), the car can once again accelerate and the problem remedies itself until I tap the brakes again. I am wondering if there are calibration screws or anything I can do to set the brake pedal default position without bringing it into a dealer.
The car is out of warranty by a thousand miles and I would like to avoid some stealership service charge.
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